document.write( "Question 1190209: The manager of the Sweet Candy Shop wishes to mix candy worth $4 per pound, $6 per pound, and $10 per pound to get 100 pounds of a mixture worth $7.60 per pound. The amount of $10 candy must equal the total amounts of the $4 and the $6 candy. How many pounds of each must be used? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #821805 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "PRICE     QUANTITY      COST\r\n" );
document.write( "  4         x           4x\r\n" );
document.write( "  6         y           6y\r\n" );
document.write( " 10         x+y        10(x+y)\r\n" );
document.write( "  7.6       100        14x+16y\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"system%282x%2B2y=100%2C14x%2B16y=760%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"system%28x%2By=50%2C7x%2B8y=380%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "or if substituting, $\"7%2850-y%29%2B8y=380\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"350%2By=380\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=20%29\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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