SOLUTION: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Mixtures -> SOLUTION: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


   



Question 896381: Lemon drops worth $3.80 per pound are to be mixed with jelly beans that cost $2.40 per pound to make a mixture worth $2.96 per pound. How many pounds of each candy should be used?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):