Question

Micah is handing out miniature chocolate bars and butterscotch hard candies for Halloween. He wants tohave a total of 7 pounds of candy, but he doesn't want to spend more than $11.00 total on the candy. If miniature chocolate bars costs $1.80 per pound, and butterscotch hard candies costs $1.00 per pound, how many pounds of each type of candy should he buy?

Answer 1

The person above me is right 100%

Answer 2

5 pounds of miniature chocolate and 2 butterscotch hard candies

Explanation:

5 x $1.80 =$9 for 5 pounds of candy

2 x $1.00 =$2 for 2 pounds of candy

2 + 5 =7 pounds

7 pounds of candy using $11.00