SOLUTION: Word problem
Christie Heinrich has candy that sells for $1.30 per pound, to be mixed with candy selling for $0.90 per pound to get 100 pounds of a mix that will sell for $1 per
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Christie Heinrich has candy that sells for $1.30 per pound, to be mixed with candy selling for $0.90 per pound to get 100 pounds of a mix that will sell for $1 per pound. How much of each type should she use? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Think of price as a kind of concentration. The candies and the mixtures of candies have DOLLARS dissolved or dispersed within them.
Assign ONE variable to the quantity of either of the candies.
Example to start, let x be the quantity of the 0.90 dollar per pound candy; then 100-x is the quantity of the 1.30 dollar per pound candy.
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