SOLUTION: Cashews sell for $1.20 per quarter-pound, and Brazil nuts sell for $1.50 per quarter-pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 20 pounds of Brazil nuts to obtain a mix
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Question 559325: Cashews sell for $1.20 per quarter-pound, and Brazil nuts sell for $1.50 per quarter-pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with 20 pounds of Brazil nuts to obtain a mix that sells for $1.30 per quarter-pound?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of cashews needed
given:
= total pounds of mixture
is cost/pound of cashews
is cost/pound of Brazil nuts
is cost/pound of mixture
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40 pounds of cashews are needed
check answer:
OK
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