SOLUTION: Jessica has two bags of nuts; one with 76
% peanuts and the other with 12% peanuts. To make and 11lb bag of 47% peanuts, how much of each should Jessica use.
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Question 1001161: Jessica has two bags of nuts; one with 76
% peanuts and the other with 12% peanuts. To make and 11lb bag of 47% peanuts, how much of each should Jessica use.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the amount of 76% peanuts, x.
The amount of 12% would then be 11-x.
The setup looks like this
76(x)+12(11-x)= 11(47)
Now solve this.
76x + 132 - 12x = 517
64x = 385
x = 6.016 lbs of 76%
11-x = 4.984 lbs of 12%
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