SOLUTION: A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 100 lb of millet seed costing $.60 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed t

Question 209398: A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 100 lb of millet seed costing $.60 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed to make a mixture that costs $.70 per pound?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 100 lb of millet seed costing $.60 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed to make a mixture that costs $.70 per pound?
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Value Equation:
value + value = value
60*100 + 110x = 70*(100+x)
6000 + 110x = 7000 + 70x
40x = 1000
x = 25 lbs (Amount of sunflower seed mix needed)
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Stan H.
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