SOLUTION: Lemon drops worth $1.90 per pound are mixed with jelly beans that's cost $1.20 per pound to make 100 pounds of a mixture worth $1.48 person pound. How many pounds of each candy sho

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Question 584774: Lemon drops worth $1.90 per pound are mixed with jelly beans that's cost $1.20 per pound to make 100 pounds of a mixture worth $1.48 person pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?
I have the answer I just don't understand how to get it.

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x)(1.90) + (100 - x)(1.20) = (100)(1.48)