SOLUTION: 13. At a gourmet nut shop, nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $1.30 per pound and Macadamia nuts sell for $8.60 per pound. Lee wishes to purchase 5 pounds of mixed nuts by mix

SOLUTION: 13. At a gourmet nut shop, nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $1.30 per pound and Macadamia nuts sell for $8.60 per pound. Lee wishes to purchase 5 pounds of mixed nuts by mix

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Question 789226: 13. At a gourmet nut shop, nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $1.30 per pound and Macadamia nuts sell for $8.60 per pound. Lee wishes to purchase 5 pounds of mixed nuts by mixing 3.5 pounds of cashews and 1.5 pounds of macadamia. Nuts. What will be the price per pound of the mixture?
Answer by xinxin(76) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Price per pound of the mixture = (1.3*3.5 + 8.6*1.5)/5 = $3.49
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