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A Michigan Orchard made 24,987 lb of taffy apples with approximately 1 lb of taffy mixture for each 74.9 pounds of apples. To the nearest tenth of a pound, how many pounds of apple and how many pounds of taffey were used
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x = lbs of taffy mixture needed to produce 24,987 lb of taffy apples
y = lbs of apples used to make 24,987 lb of taffy apples
x = 24,987/(74.9 + 1)
x = 329.21 lbs of taffy mixture
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y = x*74.9
y = (24,987/(74.9 + 1))*74.9
y = 24,657.79 lbs of apples
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