<PRE><B>Question 243374</B>
A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. 
The Good and Plenty cost $2.49 per pound and Sweet Treats cost $2.89 per pound. If Jane Strange takes 3 scoops of Good and Plenty and mixes it with 5 scoops of Sweet Treats, how much per pound should the mixture sell for? 
Assume each scoop contained the same weight of candy.
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Assume each scoop weighs one pound.
Equation:
value + value = value
2.49*3 + 2.89*5 = p(8)
p = $2.74 (price per scoop of the mixture)
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Cheers,
Stan H. </PRE>