Problema Solution
A candy store owner has chocolate candies worth $4.00 per pound and sour candies worth $0.75 per pound. How much of each kind of candies should she combine to get 70 lb of mixed candies worth $2.70 per pound?
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Let
x = pounds of the chocolate candies worth $4.00 per pound
y = pounds of the sour candies worth $0.75 per pound
x + y = 70
4x + 0.75y = 2.70*70
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x = 42 lbs
y = 28 lbs
She should combine 42 pounds of the chocolate candies and 28 pounds of the sour candies.