The Owner of a Candy Store Wants to Make a 30-Pound

question 120

Essay

The owner of a candy store wants to make a 30-pound mixture of two candies to sell for $1 per pound. If red licorice bits sell for 91 cents per pound and lemon gumdrops sell for $1.36 per pound, how many pounds of each should be used?
__________ lb of 91 cents candy; __________ lb of $1.36 candy

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