Question

A store owner wants to develop a new snack mix by mixing chocolate and trail mix. How many pounds of chocolate costing $8.60 per pound should be mixed with 25 pounds of trail mix costing $3.20 per pound to create a mixture worth $4.74 per pound.

Answer 1

Let c = the pounds of chocolate needed.

The weight of the snack mix is c + 13.

16.2c + 4.1(13) = 9.65(c + 13)

16.2c + 53.3 = 9.65c + 125.45

6.55c = 72.15

c = 11 lbs

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