A candy store makes a 13–pound mixture of gummy bears, jelly beans, and gobstoppers. The cost of gummy bears is $1.00 per pound, jelly beans cost $2.00 per pound, and gobstoppers cost $2.00 per pound. The mixture calls for three times as many gummy bears as jelly beans. The total cost of the mixture is $20.00. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

8 lbs gummy bears, 2 lbs jelly beans, 3 lbs gobstoppers
3 lbs gummy bears, 6 lbs jelly beans, 4 lbs gobstoppers
6 lbs gummy bears, 2 lbs jelly beans, 5 lbs gobstoppers
8 lbs gummy bears, 3 lbs jelly beans, 2 lbs gobstoppers

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A candy store makes a 13–pound mixture of gummy bears, jelly beans, and gobstoppers. The cost of gummy bears is $1.00 per pound, jelly beans cost $2.00 per pound, and gobstoppers cost $2.00 per pound. The mixture calls for three times as many gummy bears as jelly beans. The total cost of the mixture is $20.00. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

8 lbs gummy bears, 2 lbs jelly beans, 3 lbs gobstoppers
3 lbs gummy bears, 6 lbs jelly beans, 4 lbs gobstoppers
6 lbs gummy bears, 2 lbs jelly beans, 5 lbs gobstoppers
8 lbs gummy bears, 3 lbs jelly beans, 2 lbs gobstoppers

anonymous · Answer

@kelly226 Ill let you do this one lolz

anonymous · Answer

uuuhhh... actually, i think u should maybe possibly let somebody else do this one? heehehe! uuhh hypothetically speaking? =D sorry i thought i had it, but then i got lost.. sorry...:)

anonymous · Answer

lol its fine dnt worry about it

hero · Answer

Candy (Pounds)
g + j + s = 13

Candy (Cost)
1g + 2j + 2s = 20.00

Candy (Amount) 
j = 3g

hero · Answer

@sue101

anonymous · Answer

:P

directrix · Answer

@sue101 Check out @nabizag 's work on the OpenStudy thread located at: http://help.openstudy.com/study#/updates/506e5813e4b088f3c14dc906