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You have one type of chocolate that sells for $5.90/lb and another type of chocolate that sells for $9.30/lb.
You would like to have 17 lbs of a chocolate mixture that sells for $8.00/lb.
How much of each chocolate will you need to obtain the desired mixture?
You will need
lbs of the cheaper chocolate
and
lbs of the expensive chocolate. 6.5
10.5