A store allows customers to fill their own bags of candy. Terri decides she only wants jelly beans and chocolate drops. Jelly beans sell for $0.98 per pound, and chocolate drops sell for $0.67 per pound. Terri’s bag weighs 2.1 pounds and it costs $1.56.

How many pounds of jelly beans and chocolate drops did Terri buy?

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A store allows customers to fill their own bags of candy. Terri decides she only wants jelly beans and chocolate drops. Jelly beans sell for $0.98 per pound, and chocolate drops sell for $0.67 per pound. Terri’s bag weighs 2.1 pounds and it costs $1.56.

How many pounds of jelly beans and chocolate drops did Terri buy?

anonymous · Answer

Terri what the hell you can't buy 2 pounds of candy and keep it all to yourself

anonymous · Answer

i need a real answer please this is timed
.

terenzreignz · Answer

@BeckieBird I think you'll find I can ;)

anonymous · Answer

hmm
ok so if its 2.1 pounds and it cost
well she bought at least 1 pound of each,

anonymous · Answer

yea I figured that out after I posted o.o thanks (::

terenzreignz · Answer

Really? What's your answer?

anonymous · Answer

I didnt solve it all the way but I think it was 1/5 pounds of choco drops and the resy jellybeans

anonymous · Answer

answers could be:
0.31p + 1.41 = 1.56,
       0.31p + 1.41 = 2.1,
       –0.31p + 2.06 = 1.56,
       –0.31p + 2.06 = 2.1

terenzreignz · Answer

Okay, we need to formulate the problem... it looks like p is an amount.

terenzreignz · Answer

If Terri bought p pounds of Jelly Beans, how many pounds of Chocolate drops did she buy?

anonymous · Answer

here is our possible answers 1.6 pounds of jelly beans; 0.5 pounds of chocolate drops
       1.1 pounds of jelly beans; 1 pound of chocolate drops
       1 pound of jelly beans; 1.1 pounds of chocolate drops
       0.5 pounds of jelly beans; 1.6 pounds of chocolate drops

terenzreignz · Answer

Fine... the answer is there.
Anyway, I asked you a question?

anonymous · Answer

hold on start over

terenzreignz · Answer

Okay...
Let's assume she bought p pounds of Jelly Beans. Then how many pounds of chocolate drops did she buy?

anonymous · Answer

A store allows customers to fill their own bags of candy. Terri decides she only wants jelly beans and chocolate drops. Jelly beans sell for $0.98 per pound, and chocolate drops sell for $0.67 per pound. Terri’s bag weighs 2.1 pounds and it costs $1.56.

How many pounds of jelly beans and chocolate drops did Terri buy?


       1.6 pounds of jelly beans; 0.5 pounds of chocolate drops
       1.1 pounds of jelly beans; 1 pound of chocolate drops
       1 pound of jelly beans; 1.1 pounds of chocolate drops
       0.5 pounds of jelly beans; 1.6 pounds of chocolate drop

terenzreignz · Answer

You already posted those -_-

We're trying to solve it now, but you need to work with me.

Now for the third time, if Terri bought p pounds of Jelly Beans, how many pounds of Chocolate drops did she buy?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know i think she bought 1.6 pounds of chocolte drops

terenzreignz · Answer

Let's find out together, then?

anonymous · Answer

ok we need to find out how much 1.6 drops coast for the drops

terenzreignz · Answer

How did you get 1.6? It's wrong -_-

anonymous · Answer

1.6 plus 0.5

anonymous · Answer

1.6 is thwe amount of drops

anonymous · Answer

0.5 is the jelly beans

terenzreignz · Answer

how did you arrive at that?

anonymous · Answer

you have to add the coast of them at that ratio to get the answer

terenzreignz · Answer

well then.. what did you need me for? -_-

anonymous · Answer

to check that answer ok

terenzreignz · Answer

I don't know... -_-
It looks iffy.

terenzreignz · Answer

Anyway, you still have that first question unresolved.