SOLUTION: Rachel has 30 pounds of a mixture of candy that sells for $1.00/lb. If lollipops sell for $0.95/lb and caramel candies sell for $1.10/lb. How many pounds of lollipops are in the mi
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Question 1098915: Rachel has 30 pounds of a mixture of candy that sells for $1.00/lb. If lollipops sell for $0.95/lb and caramel candies sell for $1.10/lb. How many pounds of lollipops are in the mixture? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
She mix two pounds at the price $0.95 and one pound at the price $1.10.
The average price is $1 per pound.
It is more than obvious . . .
Answer. 20 pounds of lollipops are in the mixture.
