A girl works at a delicatessen, and it is her turn to make the zesty olive blend. If arbequina olives are $16 per pound and green olives are $25 per pound, how much of each kind of olive should she mix to get 9 pounds of zesty olive blend that will sell for $20 a pound? She should mix pounds of arbequina olives and pounds of green olives in the mixture. (Type integers or decimals.)

A girl works at a delicatessen, and it is her turn to make the zesty olive blend. If arbequina olives are $16 per pound and green olives are $25 per pound, how much of each kind of olive should she mix to get 9 pounds of zesty olive blend that will sell for $20 a pound? She should mix pounds of arbequina olives and pounds of green olives in the mixture. (Type integers or decimals.)

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

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Chapter9: Quadratic Functions And Equations

Section9.4: Solving Quadratic Equations By Factoring

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