Problema Solution

A candy store sells a brand of nuts that costs $3 per pound and a brand of chocolate coated candies that costs $0.95 per pound. Select the equation that solves for x lb of nuts that must be mixed with 36 lb of the chocolate coated candies in order to have a mixture that costs 1.43 per pound.

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The equation is:

3x + 0.95*36 = 1.43(x + 36)

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x = 11 lb

11 lb of nuts should be used in the mixture.