Question

Marissa wants to blend candy selling for $1.80 per pound with candy costing $1.20 per pound to get a mixture that costs her $1.40 per pound to make. She wants to make 90 pounds of the candy blend. How many pounds of each type of candy should she use?

Answer 1

Answer: 30 lb of $1.80 candy

60 lb of $1.20 candy

Explanation:

let ( x )represent the pounds of $1.80 candy.

Then 90-x will be pounds of $1.20 candy, • Total mix

= 1.80x + 1.20(90-x)

But because we the value to be same as 90 pounds of $1.40 per pound mix, so the equation

= 1.80x + 1.20(90 -x) = 1.40(90)

Simply the equation

= 1.80x + 108 - 1.20x = 126

= 0.60x + 108 = 126

0.60x = 126 - 108

0.60x = 18

divide both sides by 0.60

x = 30.

30 lb is the pounds of $1.80 candy

Substitute x into 90-x

90 - 30

= 60.

pounds of $1.20 candy Is 60 lb.