SOLUTION: The Carters can purchase Season's Choice Blend for $1.88 per pound and Garden Mix Blend for $1.28 per pound. If they wish to purchase 20 pounds and spend $34 on birdseed, how many

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Question 1079764: The Carters can purchase Season's Choice Blend for $1.88 per pound and Garden Mix Blend for $1.28 per pound. If they wish to purchase 20 pounds and spend $34 on birdseed, how many pounds of each type should they buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, Season's Choice
20-x, Garden Mix

Sum of costs of the two mixtures = cost of the purchase
1.88x%2B1.28%2820-x%29=34

1.88x%2B1.28%2A20-1.28x=34
0.6x=34-25.6
0.6x=8.4
x=14

14 pounds Season's Choice
6 pounds Garden Mix