CoffeeAM sells chocolate-covered blueberries for $10.95 per pound and chocolate-covered strawberries for $13.95 per pound. The company wants to create a mix of the two that will sell for $12.95 per pound with no loss in revenue. How many pounds of each treat should be used to make 12 pounds of the mixture?

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Ian Mcmahon

13 September, 08:21

CoffeeAM sells chocolate-covered blueberries for $10.95 per pound and chocolate-covered strawberries for $13.95 per pound. The company wants to create a mix of the two that will sell for $12.95 per pound with no loss in revenue. How many pounds of each treat should be used to make 12 pounds of the mixture?

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Isabel Harmon · Answer 1

A+b=12,

13.95*a+10.95*b=012.95*12

a=12-b

13.95 * (12-b) + 10.95*b=15.54

16.74-13.95b+10.95*b=15.54

-0.03*b=-0.12

b=4.0

a=12-b

a=8.0 lb at $13.95 b=4.0 lb at $10.95

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13.95*8.0+10.95*4.0=12.95*12

11.16+04.38=15.54

15.54=15.54

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