SOLUTION: Chuck’s CheeseHouse makes two types of cheese; mozzarella and parmesan. Mozzarella costs $2.60 per pound and parmesan costs $3.30 per pound. How much parmesan cheese went into ma
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Question 1015634: Chuck’s CheeseHouse makes two types of cheese; mozzarella and parmesan. Mozzarella costs $2.60 per pound and parmesan costs $3.30 per pound. How much parmesan cheese went into making a 60 pound mixture worth $3.10 per pound? Round to the nearest pound.
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Chuck’s CheeseHouse makes two types of cheese; mozzarella and parmesan. Mozzarella costs $2.60 per pound and parmesan costs $3.30 per pound. How much parmesan cheese went into making a 60 pound mixture worth $3.10 per pound? Round to the nearest pound.
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Quantity Eq:: m + p = 60 lbs
Value Eq::: 2.6m+3.3p = 3.1*60
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Modify to solve for "p"::
26m + 26p = 26*60
26m + 33p = 31*60
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7p = 5*60
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Ans:: p = 42.86 lbs
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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