document.write( "Question 928006: The Divine Chocolate Candy store wants to make a new treat consisting of milk chocolate and hazelnuts. They want to make a 10 pound box that sells for $5 per pound. If hazelnuts sell for $6 per pound and chocolate sells for $4 per pound, how pounds of each must they mix to get their desired product? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #563395 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Divine Chocolate Candy store wants to make a new treat consisting of milk chocolate and hazelnuts. They want to make a 10 pound box that sells for $5 per pound. If hazelnuts sell for $6 per pound and chocolate sells for $4 per pound, how pounds of each must they mix to get their desired product? \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "Weight Eq:: m + h = 10 lbs \n" ); document.write( "Value Eq:: 4m + 6h = 5*10 dollars \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"m\" and solve for \"h\":: \n" ); document.write( "4(10-h) + 6h = 50 \n" ); document.write( "40 -4h + 6h = 50 \n" ); document.write( "2h = 10 \n" ); document.write( "h = 5 lbs (amt of hazelnuts needed) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"m\" using m + h = 10 \n" ); document.write( "m + 5 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "m = 5 lbs (amt of milk chocolate needed) \n" ); document.write( "----------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |