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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? (1 point)

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 bea

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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?  (1 point)

    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 bea

anonymous · Answer

8 lbs gummy bears, 3 lbs jelly beans, 2 lbs gobstoppers

anonymous · Answer

This is a system of equations problem right?

anonymous · Answer

i think so

anonymous · Answer

Can you make equations from the info given?

anonymous · Answer

For example one of them would be for the cost, you know the total cost and cost of each so you can make an equation.

g=gobstoppers
b=bears
j=jelly beans

b+2j+2g=20