Question

A candy store makes a 9-pound mixture of gummy candy, jelly beans, and hard candy. The cost of gummy candy is $2.00 per pound, jelly beans cost $3.00 per pound, and hard candy costs $3.00 per pound. The mixture calls for two times as many gummy candy pieces as jelly beans. The total cost of the mixture is $23.00. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

Answer 1

A. 3 lbs. gummy candy, 2 lbs. jelly beans, 4. lbs hard candy.
B. 4 lbs. gummy candy, 2 lbs. jelly beans, 3 lbs. hard candy.
C. 4 lbs. gummy candy, 3 lbs. jelly beans, 2. lbs hard candy.
D. 2 lbs. gummy candy, 3 lbs. jelly beans, 4 lbs hard candy.

Answer 2

@SolomonZelman can you help please?

Answer 3

Wow!

Answer 4

I know!

Answer 5

I know how to solve this

Answer 6

A candy store makes a 9-pound mixture of gummy candy, jelly beans, and hard candy. The cost of gummy candy is $2.00 per pound, jelly beans cost $3.00 per pound, and hard candy costs $3.00 per pound. The mixture calls for two times as many gummy candy pieces as jelly beans. The total cost of the mixture is $23.00. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

Answer 7

Let ____ per pond be equal to____
gummy candy= G G=$2
jelly beans=J J=$3
hard candy=H H=$3

G=2J

$23=

Answer 8

No an answer yet

Answer 9

So would the answer be B?

Answer 10

Forgat about the answer choices! w/ them it is easy!

Answer 11

But I don't know what to do D:

Answer 12

A. 3 lbs. gummy candy, 2 lbs. jelly beans, 4. lbs hard candy.
B. 4 lbs. gummy candy, 2 lbs. jelly beans, 3 lbs. hard candy.
C. 4 lbs. gummy candy, 3 lbs. jelly beans, 2. lbs hard candy.
D. 2 lbs. gummy candy, 3 lbs. jelly beans, 4 lbs hard candy.

Answer 13

Not A, b/c gummy candy has to be twice as many pounds than jelly beans

Answer 14

B

Answer 15

That's what I was thinking. Thank you, though. You're the best!

Answer 16

B/c it fits into both requirements

Answer 17

Thank You!