Question

A grocery store sells certain candies in bulk. “Good and plenty” cost $2.49 per pound and “sweet treats” cost $2.89 per pound. If kimberly takes 3 pounds of “good and plenty” and mixes it with 5 pounds of “sweet treats”, determine the price per pound of the mixture.

Answer 1

$2.69 per pound.

Explanation:

Good and plenty costs 2.49 per pound and sweet treats costs 2.89 per pound. Kimberly takes 3 pounds of good and plenty, which costs 7.47 total. She also takes 5 pounds of sweet treats, which costs 14.45 total. She mixes them together, so it costs 21.92 total. 3/8 of the mixture is good and plenty and 5/8 of the mixture is sweet treats, so the mixture would cost 2.69 per pound.