Problema Solution
The Divine Chocolate Candy store wants to make a new treat consisting of mike chocolate and hazelnuts. They want to make a 10 pound box that sells for $5 per pound. If hazelnuts sell for $6 per pound and chocolate sells for $4 per pound. How many pounds of each must they mix to get their desire product?
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let
c = lbs of chocolate
h = lbs of hazelnuts
They want to make a 10 pound box that sells for $5 per pound:
c + h = 10
4c + 6h = 5*10 divide both sides by 2
2c + 3h = 25
by solving the system of equations
c + h = 10
2c + 3h = 25
we find
c = 5 lbs
h = 5 lbs
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they must mix 5 lbs of hazelnuts and 5 lbs of chocolate.