The owner of a grocery store wants to mix two kinds of candy together to make 15 lb that he can sell for $5 per lb. He wants to use chocolate candies that he sells for $7 per lb and sugar candies that he sells for $2 per lb. How many pounds of each should the owner use?
? pounds of chocolate candies
? pounds of sugar candies
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We also want that the price per pound to be equal to 5$. This means that the price of the 15 pounds will be the same as the price of the un-mixed candies
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9 pounds of chocolate and 6 pounds of sugar candies
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.
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