A candy maker has 60 pounds of candy that sells for $1.50/lb which is consisted of jellybeans and gumdrops. If Jellybeans sell for $1.20/lb and gumdrops sell for $2.00/lb, how many pounds of gumdrops are there in the mixture?

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Lina Trujillo

Mathematics

16 June, 10:37

A candy maker has 60 pounds of candy that sells for $1.50/lb which is consisted of jellybeans and gumdrops. If Jellybeans sell for $1.20/lb and gumdrops sell for $2.00/lb, how many pounds of gumdrops are there in the mixture?

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Derick Watkins · Answer 1

x=22.5 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to do the bucket method

x=Gumdrops

$1.20+$2.00=$1.50

60-x + x = 60 lb

(60-x) * 1.2 + 2*x=1.5*60

Solve for X

72-1.2x+2x=90

-72 - 72

0-1.2x+2x=18

0.8x=18

x=22.5