Question

A grocer has two kinds of candy one selling for 40 cents a pound and the other 1.49 per pound how many pounds of each kind must he use to make the 209 pound worth 85 cents a pound

Answer 1

Explanation:

For this problem, we set up an equation

You have 40 cents a pound and 149 cents a pound

You need to make 209 pounds of 85 cents a pounded mix.

Our equation will be:

40(209 - b) + 149b = 209 x 85

b represents the number of pounds in the second mix

209-b represents the number of pounds left in the first mix

Simplifying the equation will leave us to:

8,360 - 40b + 149b = 17,765

8,360 + 109b = 17,765

109b = 9,405

b = 86.284404

109 - b = 22.715596