SOLUTION: A candy store wishes to package a box of light and dark chocolates. The light chocolates cost $4 per pound and the dark chocolates cost $5per pound. If one pound of of light chocol
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Question 825907: A candy store wishes to package a box of light and dark chocolates. The light chocolates cost $4 per pound and the dark chocolates cost $5per pound. If one pound of of light chocolates is used, how many pounds of dark chocolates are needed to produce a mixture worth$4.75 per pound? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! L=4 dollars per pound, light chocolate
H=5 dollars per pound, dark chocolate
T=4.75 dollars per pound
W = 1 pound of the WHITE chocolate, white color as "light" color
d = unknown amount of pounds of dark chocolate to use
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