SOLUTION: To make a special mix for Valentine’s Day, the owner of a candy store wants to combine chocolate hearts that sell for $5 per pound with candy kisses that sell for $3.50 per pound.

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Question 322113: To make a special mix for Valentine’s Day, the owner of a candy store wants to combine chocolate hearts that sell for $5 per pound with candy kisses that sell for $3.50 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should be used to get 30 pounds of a mix that can be sold for $4.50 per pound?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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5X+3.50(30-X)=30*4.5
5X+105-3.50X=135
1.5X=135-105
1.5X=30
X=30/1.5
X=20 LBS. OF HEARTS.
30--20=10 LBS. OF KISSES.
PROOF:
5*20+3.5*10=30*4.5
100+35=135
135=135