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How many pounds of chocolate worth $1.5 a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of chocolate worth 60 cents a pound to produce a mixture worth $1 a pound?

Respuesta :

calculista

Answer:

[tex]8\ pounds[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> amount of pounds of chocolate worth $1.5

we know that

[tex]1.5x+0.60(10)=1(x+10)[/tex]

[tex]1.5x+6=x+10[/tex]

[tex]1.5x-x=10-6[/tex]

[tex]0.5x=4[/tex]

[tex]x=8\ pounds[/tex]