Answer:
8lb of the cheaper Candy
17.5lb of the expensive candy
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the cheaper candy be x
let the costly candy be y
X+y = 25.5....equation one
2.2x +7.3y = 25.5(5.7)
2.2x +7.3y = 145.35.....equation two
X+y = 25.5
2.2x +7.3y = 145.35
Solving simultaneously
X= 25.5-y
Substituting value of X into equation two
2.2(25.5-y) + 7.3y = 145.35
56.1 -2.2y +7.3y = 145.35
5.1y = 145.35-56.1
5.1y = 89.25
Y= 89.25/5.1
Y= 17.5
X= 25.5-y
X= 25.5-17.5
X= 8
