SOLUTION: The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate-covered nuts, which usually
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Question 442853: The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate-covered nuts, which usually sell for $8 per pound. They have a 70 pound barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture? Show work please. Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 70(3)+x(8)=(70+x)(6)
210+8x=420+6x
2x=210
x=105
You need 105 lbs. of nuts to mix with the raisins to get a $6.00 mixture of both.
