SOLUTION: A snack mix is made from peanuts that cost $3.30 per pound and caramel popcorn that cost $2.70 per pound. The mixture costs $3.10 per pound. Does the mixture contain more peanuts o

Question 1045599: A snack mix is made from peanuts that cost $3.30 per pound and caramel popcorn that cost $2.70 per pound. The mixture costs $3.10 per pound. Does the mixture contain more peanuts or more popcorn?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, peanuts pounds
c, caramel popcorn pounds

Expect the mixture to be 100 parts.

Try solving using the Elimination Method.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A snack mix is made from peanuts that cost $3.30 per pound and caramel popcorn that cost $2.70 per pound. The mixture costs $3.10 per pound. Does the mixture contain more peanuts or more popcorn?

Difference in prices of peanuts, per lb and mixture, per lb: $3.30 - 3.10, or $0.20
Difference in prices of popcorn, per lb and mixture, per lb: $3.10 - 2.70, or $0.40
As seen the price difference between the prices of peanut, per lb and mixture, per lb is closer ($0.20) than the difference in prices of popcorn,
per lb and mixture, per lb: ($0.40). It follows then that the mixture contained more peanuts than popcorn.
By the way, if there were equal amounts of each, then price of mixture, per lb =
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