SOLUTION: Brand A granola is 25% nuts and dried fruit and brand B granola is 20% nuts and dried fruit. How much of sweet item A and sweet item B should be mixed to form a 10-lb batch of sw

Question 924071: Brand A granola is 25% nuts and dried fruit and brand B granola is
20% nuts and dried fruit. How much of sweet item A and sweet item B should be mixed to form a 10-lb batch of sweets that is 21% nuts and dried fruit?
The batch of sweets should contain ____m lb of Brand A granola and
____m lb of Brand B granola.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = lbs of A
y = lbs of B
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x + y = 10
25x + 20y = 21*10
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 10
25x + 20y = 210
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x = lbs of A = 2
y = lbs of B = 8
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