SOLUTION: Ellen wants to mix candy worth $1.09 per pound with candy worth $3.32 per pound to form 25 pounds of a mixture worth $2.43 per pound. How many pounds of the expensive candy should

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Question 737884: Ellen wants to mix candy worth $1.09 per pound with candy worth $3.32 per pound to form 25 pounds of a mixture worth $2.43 per pound. How many pounds of the expensive candy should she use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mixture problem, not a travel & rates problem.

L=$1.09 per pound
H=$3.32 per pound
T=$2.43 per pound, the price of the mixture wanted
u= unknown pounds of the cheap candy
v= unknown pounds of expensive candy
M=25 pounds amount of mixture

EQUATIONS
%28Lu%2BHv%29%2FM=T
and
u%2Bv=M
Solve the system for u and v.