SOLUTION: Q16. The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $15 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 100 pounds of the cashe
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Question 1103727: Q16. The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $15 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 100 pounds of the cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $8 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be used?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of peanuts needed
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350 pounds of peanuts are needed
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check:
OK
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