Acandy store makes a hard candy mix using a specific ratio of peppermint hard candy, which costs $4.40 per pound, and cinnamon hard candy, which costs $5.40 per pound. overall, the mix ends up costing $5.10 per pound. if the candy store has 210 pounds of peppermint hard candy, how many pounds of cinnamon hard candy will be needed to make the mix?

490 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Peppermint hard candy costs $4.40 per pound, and Cinnamon hard candy costs $5.40 per pound.

If we mix the in x : y ratio respectively then the mixture costs $5.10 per pound.

Therefore, we can write

⇒ 0.3y = 0.7x  

⇒

Now, if the candy store has 210 pounds of Peppermint hard candy, then Cinnamon hard candy  required for making the mix is pounds. (Answer)

too hard the other guy did it

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