Lemon drops and jelly beans are mixed to make a 100 pound mix. if the lemon drops cost $1.90 per pound and jelly beans cost $1.20 per pound, how many pounds of lemon drops are need to make the mix cost $1.48 per pound. formulate an equation and then solve it to find how many pounds of lemon drops are needed. show all of your work

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Ayden Shaffer

Mathematics

24 March, 12:53

Lemon drops and jelly beans are mixed to make a 100 pound mix. if the lemon drops cost $1.90 per pound and jelly beans cost $1.20 per pound, how many pounds of lemon drops are need to make the mix cost $1.48 per pound. formulate an equation and then solve it to find how many pounds of lemon drops are needed. show all of your work

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Slade Maynard · Answer 1

L = lemon drops

J = jelly beans

L + J = 100

L=100-J

1.90L + 1.20J=1.48*100

1.90 (100-j) + 1.20J = 148

190-1.90J+1.20J=148

190-0.7J=148

-0.7J=-42

J = 60

L=100-60 = 40

40 pounds of Lemon Drops are needed