SOLUTION: One pound of deluxe mixed nuts containing 20% peanuts is mixed with two pounds of regular mixed nuts that are 50% peanuts. What percent of the mixture is peanuts?

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Question 1196155: One pound of deluxe mixed nuts containing 20% peanuts is mixed with two pounds of regular mixed nuts that are 50% peanuts. What percent of the mixture is peanuts?
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Answer by ikleyn(52792)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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One pound of deluxe mixed nuts containing 20% peanuts is mixed
with two pounds of regular mixed nuts that are 50% peanuts.
What percent of the mixture is peanuts?
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(1)  One pound of deluxe mixed nuts contains 20% peanuts, or 0.2 pound of peanuts.


(2)  Two pounds of regular mixed nuts that are 50% peanuts contain 1 pound of peanuts.


(3)  Total mass of peanuts is 0.2 + 1 = 1.2 pounds.


(4)  Total mass of the mixture is 1 pound + 2 pounds = 3 pounds.


(5)  Now the percent of peanuts in the final mixture is   = 0.4*100% = 40%.    ANSWER

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


40% peanuts
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