SOLUTION: Mixing two kinds of candy the price of which was $2 and $4 per pound, Ella got a 10-lb mix of candy, which cost $2.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of candy were used for

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Question 1026780: Mixing two kinds of candy the price of which was $2 and $4 per pound, Ella got a 10-lb mix of candy, which cost $2.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of candy were used for the mix?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The two poundage quantities for the candies may be x and 10-x.
Choose which is which, but here using x for the $2 per pound candy,
%282x%2B4%2810-x%29%29%2F10=2.90.