SOLUTION: A store sells cashews for $6.00 per pound and peanuts for $3.00 per pound. The manager decides to mix 40 pounds of peanuts with some cashews and sell the mixture for $4.00 per poun

Question 1080070: A store sells cashews for $6.00 per pound and peanuts for $3.00 per pound. The manager decides to mix 40 pounds of peanuts with some cashews and sell the mixture for $4.00 per pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with the peanuts so that the mixture will produce the same revenue as would selling the nuts separately?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, pounds of peanutes
40-x, pounds of cashews

, pounds of peanutes

, pounds cashews
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