SOLUTION: Ned the owner of Ned's Nut shop, sells peanuts for $11 per pound and cashew for $10 per pound. Ned wants to create a 20 pound barrel of mixed nuts and sell it for $10.70 per pound.

SOLUTION: Ned the owner of Ned's Nut shop, sells peanuts for $11 per pound and cashew for $10 per pound. Ned wants to create a 20 pound barrel of mixed nuts and sell it for $10.70 per pound.

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Question 1031133: Ned the owner of Ned's Nut shop, sells peanuts for $11 per pound and cashew for $10 per pound. Ned wants to create a 20 pound barrel of mixed nuts and sell it for $10.70 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts and cashews should Ned Use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lesson for two-part mixture for price or cost

Same idea with just one variable. Price is the type of concentration
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