The candy store owner should use 37.5 pounds of the candy costing $1.25 a pound.
Given:
- Candy costing $1.25 a pound is to be mixed with candy costing $1.45 a pound
- The resulting mixture should be 50 pounds of candy
- The resulting mixture should cost $1.30 a pound
To find: The amount of candy costing $1.25 a pound that should be mixed
Let us assume that the resulting mixture should be made by mixing 'x' pounds of candy costing $1.25 a pound.
Since the total weight of the resulting mixture should be 50 pounds, 'x' pounds of candy costing $1.25 a pound should be mixed with '
' pounds of candy costing $1.45 a pound.
Then, the resulting mixture contains 'x' pounds of candy costing $1.25 a pound and '' pounds of candy costing $1.45 a pound.
Accordingly, the total cost of the resulting mixture is 
However, the resulting mixture should be 50 pounds and should cost $1.30 a pound. Accordingly, the total cost of the resulting mixture is 
Equating the total cost of the resulting mixture obtained in two ways, we get,
This implies that the resulting mixture should be made by mixing 37.5 pounds of candy costing $1.25 a pound.
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Ok , with that information we can write the equations
x + y = 6
5x + 4y = 28
Where x = how many people ordered chicken
and y = how many people ordered egg salad
Through elimination , we can set one of the variables in both equations equal so we can eliminate it :
(4)x + (4)y = (4)6
5x + 4y = 28
4x + 4y = 24. equation 1
5x + 4y = 28. equation 2
Now we can subtract the second equation by the first equation and isolate one variable:
equation 2 - equation 1
5x - 4x + 4y - 4y = 28 - 24
x = 4
Now that we discovered our x value ( How many people ordered chicken salad ) , we can apply it to one of the equations and discover y ( how many people ordered egg salad)
x + y = 6
x= 4
4 + y = 6
We can shift 4 to the other side of the equation by subtracting 4 from both sides of the equation:
4 - 4 + y = 6 - 4
y = 2
x=4 and y=2
So the awnser is :
4 people ordered chicken salad and 2 people ordered egg salad!
I hope you understood my brief explanation!!
p.s if you want to know how to use another method to solve these problems ( Substition) , just let me know in a comentary down here
Answer:
Increased by a factor of 4
Step-by-step explanation:
The original circumference is:
C1 = 2 * pi * r1
The new circumference is:
C2 = (2 * pi * r2)
"circumference that is 4 times larger than the original"
(2 * pi * r2) = 4 (2 * pi * r1)
Rewriting:
r2 = 4r1
Answer:
The radius of the original circle is:
increased by a factor of 4
Hope this helps :)
