Malika wants to blend candy that costs $0.71 per pound with candy that costs $1.23 per pound to get a mixture that costs her $0.96 per pound to make. She wants to make 9 pounds of the candy mixture. How many pounds of each type of candy should she use?

hey there!

if she's saving for six months, let's divide the total number we need for the trip by six, dividing it into the amount that needs to be saved for each month.

500 ÷ 6 =

she needs to save at least this amount each month, so we should use this symbol: ≥

let x be the amount she saves each month.

your final answer is x ≥

hope this !

the answer is b.)

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