17 pounds of a dried fruit mixture contains dried apples worth 2.05 a pound and dried pears worth 4.15 a pound.
How many pounds of each did the mix contain if the value of the mixture was $47.87?
(Hint: Use $\displaystyle {x}$ for the weight of the apples.)

Ingredient	Pounds	Cost per pound	Value
Dried Apples
Dried Pears
Mixture

Create an equation that can be used to answer the problem:

There were pounds of dried apples and pounds of dried pears.