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You have one type of candy that sells for $2.00/lb and another type of candy that sells for $8.90/lb. You would like to have 55.2 lbs of a candy mixture that sells for $2.50/lb. How much of each candy will you need to obtain the desired mixture?

You will need ___ lbs of the cheaper candy
and ____ lbs of the expensive candy.