COURSES SECTION OF
ASSIGNMENTS
QUESTION 18 UF 21
Assignment -21. Quiz 5. Percents. Mixture and Interest Problems
Attempt 1 of 3
Chocolates costing $8 per pound are to be mixed with chocolates costing $3 per pound to make a 20 pound mixture. If
the mixture is to sell for $5 per pound, how many pounds of each chocolate should be used?
Which of the following equations could be used to solve the problem?
8x + 3x = 5(20)
8x + 3(20) = 5(x +20)
8x +3120-x) = 5(20)