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Wonderlic Exam Questions and Answers A candy maker makes two sizes of candies. Using the smaller size, a full jar will contain 120 pieces of candy. Using the larger candies a jar will contain 80 pieces of candy. The candy maker has a strict rule that no jars will contain a mix of small and large candies. If a store has room for 15 jars and they want 1560 total pieces of candy, how many jars will contain smaller candies? - Answer-x = smaller size y = larger size 120x + 80y = 1560 x + y = 15 3x+2y = 39 2x+2y = 30 x = 9 y = 6
120(9)+80(6) = 1080+480 = 1560
- jars of smaller, 6 jars of larger
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