Question

Marissa wants to blend candy selling for $1.50 per pound with candy costing $2.40 per pound to get a mixture that costs her $2.10 per pound to make. She wants to make 18 pounds of the candy blend. How many pounds of each type of candy should she use?

Pounds of $1.50 per pound candy =


Pounds of $2.40 per pound candy

Answer 1

Answer: 6 pounds and 12 pounds.

Explanation:

1.5(x)+2.4(18-x)=2.1(18)

1.5x+43.2-2.4x=37.8

1.5x+43.2=37.8+2.4x

0.9x=5.4

x=6 pounds of $1.50 candy

18-6=12 pounds of $2.40 candy

(check my work to see if it's correct :))