SOLUTION: candy selling for $2 per pound is to be mixed with candy selling for $6 per pound. how many pounds of the more expensive candy are needed to produce a 24-pound mixture taht sells
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Question 468960: candy selling for $2 per pound is to be mixed with candy selling for $6 per pound. how many pounds of the more expensive candy are needed to produce a 24-pound mixture taht sells for $5 per pound? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Value ---------------- quantity
Candy I 6 ---------------- x pounds
Candy II 2 ---------------- 24 - x pounds
Mixture 5.00% ---------------- 24
6x+2(24-x)=5*24
6x+48-2x =120
6x-2x=120-48
4x=72
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x=18 pounds 6.00% Candy I
6 pounds 2.00% Candy II
