<PRE><B>Question 1130990</B>
 a grocer wants to create a mixture of jolly ranchers and tootsie pops.
 if jolly ranchers sell for $2 per pound and tootsie pops sell for $5 per pound 
 how many pounds of tootsie pops must be mixed with 20 pounds of jolly ranchers to create a mixture that sells for $4 per pound?
:
Let x = amt of $5 candy needed
the total is to be 20 lb, therefore:
(20-x) = amt of $2 candy
:
A typical mixture equation
5x + 2(20-x) = 4(20)
5x + 40 - 2x = 80
5x - 2x = 80 - 40
3x = 40
x = 40/3
x = 13{{{1/3}}} lb of the $5 candy (Jolly Rancher)
then
20 - 13{{{1/3}}} = 6{{{2/3}}} lb of $2 candy (tootie pops)</PRE>