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A trail mix is made by adding cashews that sell for $2.75 per pound to chocolate candies that sell for $1 per pound. How many of each should be used to get 50 pounds of trail mix that sells for $2 per pound?
Complete the statements.
The 50 pounds of trail mix includes [DROP DOWN 1] pounds of cashews and [DROP DOWN 2] pounds of chocolate candies.

[SOLVED] A trail mix is made by adding cashews that sell for $2.75 per pound to chocolate candies that sell for $1 per pound. How many of each should be used to get 50 pounds of trail mix that sells for $2 per pound? Complete the statements. The 50 pounds of trail mix includes [DROP DOWN 1] pounds of cashews and [DROP DOWN 2] pounds of chocolate candies.
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The 50 pounds of trail mix includes 28.57 pounds of cashews and 21.43 pounds of chocolate candies.What pounds of cashew and chocolate candies should be mixed to make the trail mix?letx = pounds of cashewy = pounds of chocolate candiesx + y = 502.75x + y = 50 × 2Solve the equation simultaneouslyx + y = 502.75x + y = 100Substract the equations2.75x - x = 100 - 501.75x = 50x = 50/1.75x = 28.57 poundsSubstitute intox + y = 5028.57 + y = 50y = 50 + 28.57y = 21.43 poundsSo therefore, the pounds of cashew and chocolate candies needed are 28.75 and 21.43 respectively.Read more on simultaneous equation:https://brainly.com/question/16863577#SPJ1