Concept explainers
The quantity of the low shrink wax.
Answer to Problem 80SGR
The amount of the pound for the low shrink wax will be mixed with the 8 pounds of the votive wax to get the blend which sells for the $0.98 is
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The low shrink wax is mixed with the 8 pounds of the votive wax to get the bend which sells for $0.98 a pound.
Assuming the amount of the low shrink wax be w.
The total price of the votive wax is evaluated as:
The total price of the low shrink wax be $1.04w.
The total price of the blend is:
Now, from the question:
Hence, the amount of the pound for the low shrink wax will be mixed with the 8 pounds of the votive wax to get the blend which sells for the $0.98 is
Chapter 2 Solutions
Algebra 1
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition
Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
Introductory Statistics
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)
University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (4th Edition)
- Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780134463216Author:Robert F. BlitzerPublisher:PEARSONContemporary Abstract AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305657960Author:Joseph GallianPublisher:Cengage LearningLinear Algebra: A Modern IntroductionAlgebraISBN:9781285463247Author:David PoolePublisher:Cengage Learning
- Algebra And Trigonometry (11th Edition)AlgebraISBN:9780135163078Author:Michael SullivanPublisher:PEARSONIntroduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth EditionAlgebraISBN:9780980232776Author:Gilbert StrangPublisher:Wellesley-Cambridge PressCollege Algebra (Collegiate Math)AlgebraISBN:9780077836344Author:Julie Miller, Donna GerkenPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education