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Mixing Candy Two types of candy sell for $\$ 2.50$ per pound and $\$ 4.00$ per pound. A store clerk is trying to make a 5 -pound mixture worth $\$ 17.60 .$ How much of each type of candy should be included in the mixture?
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50$ per pound) as $x$ and the amount of the second type of candy (which costs $\$4.00$ per pound) as $y$. Show more…
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