Question

RSM PROBLEM NEED HELP!!!!!!11If a grocer mixed 3 lbs of candy costing $1.7 per pound and 5 lbs of candy costing 90 cents per pound, what should the price of the mixture be?

Answer 1

The total price of the mixture of the candies = $ 5.1 + $ 4.5 = $ 9.6

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of 1 pound of 1st type of candy = $ 1.7

Weight of 1st type of candy = 3 lbs

So the total cost 3 lbs of the 1st type of candy = 3 × $ 1.7 = $ 5.1

Cost of 1 pound of 2nd type of candy = 90 cents = $ 0.9

Weight of 2nd type of candy = 5 lbs

So the total cost 5 lbs of 2nd type of candy = 5 × $ 0.9 = $ 4.5

Since the grocer mixed the two types of candies,  

The total price of the mixture of the candies = $ 5.1 + $ 4.5 = $ 9.6