Candy selling at $6.00 per pound will be mixed with candy selling at $9.00 per pound. How many pounds of the more expensive cand
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I you use 1/6 of the bag for 1/2 a pound then you need to set up a proportion.
1/6 bag / 1 bag = 1/2 pound / x pounds Cross Multiply
(1/6)*x = 1/2 pounds * 1 bag Divide by 1/6
Remember: in a 4 level fraction, the denominator inverts and multiplies.
x =
3 pounds <<<< answer
1/6 bag / 1 bag = 1/2 pound / x pounds Cross Multiply
(1/6)*x = 1/2 pounds * 1 bag Divide by 1/6
Remember: in a 4 level fraction, the denominator inverts and multiplies.
x =
3 pounds <<<< answer