Question

Reagan is buying candy by the pound, and so far her bag of candy weighs 0.45 pounds. Express this decimal as a fraction in SIMPLEST form.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of pounds of red candy

Then (11-x) must the number of pounds of blue candy

Therefore 1.29x + 0.79(11 - x) = 11.19

Hence 1.29x + 8.69 - 0.79x =11.9

1.29x - 0.79x = 11.19 - 8.69

0.5x = 3.21

x = 6.24

Hence she bought 6.24 pounds of red candy and 4.58 pounds of blue candy