Business: Mixing Candy A candy store sells boxes of candy...

Business: Mixing Candy A candy store sells boxes of candy containing caramels and cremes. Each box sells for $12.50 and holds 30 pieces of candy (all pieces are the same size). If the caramels cost 0.25 to produce and the cremes cost 0.45 to produce, how many of each should be in a box to yield a profit of 3 ?

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