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Question 896632: Bee's Candy Company makes a one pound box of chocolate creams that sells for $12 and a one pound box of fancy cream and nut mix that sells for $15 per pound. In a week the company plans to make enough of the two candies so they will generate income of $48000.
Write an equation that will describe the number of each box of candy that can be produced during the week.
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Bee's Candy Company makes a one pound box of chocolate creams that sells for $12 and a one pound box of fancy cream and nut mix that sells for $15 per pound. In a week the company plans to make enough of the two candies so they will generate income of $48000.
Write an equation that will describe the number of each box of candy that can be produced during the week.
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12x + 15y = 48000
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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