Question

The owner of a grocery store wants to mix two kinds of candy together to make 15 lb that he can sell for $5.00 per lb. He wants to use chocolate candies that he sells for $7.00 per lb and sugar candies that he sells for $2.00 per lb. How many pounds of each should the owner use?

_ pounds of chocolate candies
_ pounds of sugar candies
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Answer 1

To find the pounds of chocolate and sugar candies the owner should use, set up and solve equations based on the given information.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume that the owner uses x pounds of chocolate candies and y pounds of sugar candies.

According to the problem, the total weight of the candies should be 15 pounds.

So, we can set up the equation:

1. x + y = 15

The owner wants to sell the candies for $5.00 per pound. We can set up another equation to represent the total value of the candies:

1. 7x + 2y = 5 * 15

Now we can solve these equations to find the values of x and y.
By solving the equations, we find that x = 9 and y = 6.

Therefore, the owner should use 9 pounds of chocolate candies and 6 pounds of sugar candies.

Answer 2

Answer: 9 pounds of chocolate and 6 pounds of sugar candies

Let's define the variables:

C = pounds of chocolate candies used.

S = pounds of sugar candies used.

We know that he wants to make a total of 15lb, then:

C + S = 15

We also want that the price per pound to be equal to 5$.

This means that the price of the 15 pounds will be the same as the price of the un-mixed candies.

C*$7.00 + $2.00*S = $5.00*15

Then we have a system of equations:

C + S = 15

C*$7.00 + $2.00*S = $5.00*15

To solve this system, we need to start by isolating one of the variables, i will isolate C in the first equation:

C = 15 - S

now we can replace that in the other equation:

(15 - S)*$7.00 + $2.00*S = $5.00*15

Now we can solve this for S.

$105 - $5.00*S = $75

$105 - $75 = $5.00*S

$30 = $5.00*S

$30/$5 = S = 6

Then there are 6 pounds of sugar candy, and we can use the equation:

C + S = 15

C + 6 = 15

C = 15 - 6 = 9

There are 9 pounds of chocolate candy in the mix.

Step-by-step explanation: