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Question 1097684: Nancy goes to the candy store. She sees bins of candy. One bin costs $1 per pound and the other bin costs $4 per pound. Nancy looks in her wallet and finds she has $15. So Nancy decides to create her own mixture of a 5 pound bag of candy which will cost $3 per pound. How much should she mix of each candy to create her 5 pound bag? Note: She can part of a pound.
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One bin costs $1 per pound and the other bin costs $4 per pound. Nancy looks in her wallet and finds she has $15. So Nancy decides to create her own mixture of a 5 pound bag of candy which will cost $3 per pound. How much should she mix of each candy to create her 5 pound bag?
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1%2Ax%2B4%285-x%29=3%2A5


x%2B20-4x=15
-3x=15-20
3x=5
x=5%2F3

x=1%262%2F3------pounds of the $1 per pound candy

3%261%2F3-------pounds of the $4 per pound candy