A grocer wants to mix two kinds of candy. One kind sells for $0.85 per pound, and the other sells for $3.00 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 27 pounds and sell it for $2.15 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.) Answer Keypad How to enter your answer Keyboard Shortcuts number of pounds of candy that sells for $0.85 number of pounds of candy that sells for $3.00

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A grocer wants to mix two kinds of candy. One kind sells for $0.85 per pound, and the other sells for $3.00 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 27 pounds and sell it for
$2.15 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.)
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number of pounds of candy that sells for $3.00
Transcribed Image Text:A grocer wants to mix two kinds of candy. One kind sells for $0.85 per pound, and the other sells for $3.00 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 27 pounds and sell it for $2.15 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.) Answer Keypad How to enter your answer Keyboard Shortcuts number of pounds of candy that sells for $0.85 number of pounds of candy that sells for $3.00
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