SOLUTION: The nut house sells walnuts for $4 a pound and cashews for $7 a pound How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 10 pounds of walnuts ro obtain a mixture that sells for $5.50
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: The nut house sells walnuts for $4 a pound and cashews for $7 a pound How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 10 pounds of walnuts ro obtain a mixture that sells for $5.50 a pound. I know the answer is 10 pounds, but I can't figure out the equation.
This question is from textbook Algebra 1
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4(10)+7(c)=5.5(10+c) where c is the number of pounds of cashews
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40+7c=55+5.5c
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1.5c=15
:
pound of cashews
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