SOLUTION: A candy shop mixes nuts worth $1.10 per pound with another variety worth $0.80 per pound in order to make 42 lb of a mixture worth $0.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of

Question 204753: A candy shop mixes nuts worth $1.10 per pound with another variety worth $0.80 per pound in order to make 42 lb of a mixture worth $0.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of nut should be used?
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A candy shop mixes nuts worth $1.10 per pound with another variety worth $0.80 per pound in order to make 42 lb of a mixture worth $0.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of nut should be used?
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Let x = amount of $1.10 per pound nuts used
then
42-x = amount of $0.80 per pound nuts uses
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1.10x + .80(42-x) = .90(42)
1.10x + 33.6 - .80x = 37.8
.30x + 33.6 = 37.8
.30x = 4.2
x = 14 pounds ($1.10 per pound nuts)
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$0.80 nuts:
42-x = 42-14 = 28 pounds ($0.80 per pound nuts)
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