Question 1097684
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One bin costs $1 per pound and the other bin costs $4 per pound. Nancy looks in her wallet and finds she has $15. So Nancy decides to create her own mixture of a 5 pound bag of candy which will cost $3 per pound. How much should she mix of each candy to create her 5 pound bag?
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{{{1*x+4(5-x)=3*5}}}



{{{x+20-4x=15}}}

{{{-3x=15-20}}}

{{{3x=5}}}

{{{x=5/3}}}


{{{x=1&2/3}}}------pounds of the $1 per pound candy


{{{3&1/3}}}-------pounds of the $4 per pound candy