SOLUTION: A merchant wants to mix peanut which sells for $3.00 per pound with cashews which sells for $6.00 per pound to get 48 punds of mixed nuts that will be sold at $4.00 per pound. how

Question 272385: A merchant wants to mix peanut which sells for $3.00 per pound with cashews which sells for $6.00 per pound to get 48 punds of mixed nuts that will be sold at $4.00 per pound. how many pounds of each should the merchant use?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6x+3(48-x)=4*48
6x+144-3x=192
3x=192-144
3x=48
x=48/3
x=16 pounds of cashews is used.
48-16=32 pounds of peanuts is used.
Proof:
6*16+3*32=4*48
96+96=192
192=192
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