<PRE><B>Question 224156</B>
alinson has a jelly beans that sell for $0.75 per pound and small eggs that sells for $2.25 per pound. how many pouinds of each should she use to obtain 12 pounds of an easter mix that sells for $1.75 per pound?
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Equation:
Value + Value = Value
75x + 225(12-x) = 175*12
75x + 225*12 - 225x = 175*12
-150x = -75*12
x = 6 lbs (amt of 75cent jelly beans in the mix)
12-x = 6 lbs (amt of 225cent small eggs in the mix)
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>