Question

A store owner want to develop a new snack mix by mixing chocolate and trail mix. How many pounds of chocolate costing $10.40 per pound should be mixed with 10 pound of trail mix costing $4.30 per pound to create a mixture worth $7.96. (round to the nearest pound)

Answer 1

Answer: 15 pounds

Explanation:

10.4(x)+4.3(10)=7.96(x+10)

10.4x+43=7.96x+79.6

2.44x=36.6

x=15 pounds

(check my work. I may have done something wrong, but the equation should be correct.)