Question 936522
Use all mass units either as ounces or as pounds.  


BLUE BEADS,  0.50 per ounce
GREEN BEADS, 0.75/16 per ounce
Mixture, 0.55/16 per ounce


Reason for choosing dollars per ounce is because the question asks how many ounces of each.


Form these equations to account for mass and price:
b, ounces of BLUE beads
g, ounces of GREEN beads
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{{{system(highlight(b+g=10),highlight((0.5b+(0.75/16)g)/10=0.55/16))}}}


Some guidance about the arithmetic steps, if needed, can be found in the lesson,
<a href="http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev">http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev</a>