document.write( "Question 1146186: A store has candy worth $0.90 a pound and candy worth $1.20 a pound. if the owners want 60 pounds of candy worth $1 a pound, how many pounds of each candy should they use? \n" ); document.write( "
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.9x+1.2y=60
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\n" ); document.write( ".9x+1.2y=x+y
\n" ); document.write( ".1x=.2y
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y
\n" ); document.write( "2y+y=60
\n" ); document.write( "3y=60
\n" ); document.write( "y=20 at $.90
\n" ); document.write( "x=40 at $1.20
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\n" ); document.write( ".9*40+1.2*20=60
\n" ); document.write( "36+24=60
\n" ); document.write( "60=60
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