SOLUTION: a bag of peanuts is worth $0.28 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 46 bags of a mixture that sells for a $1.40 per bag. How much is a

Question 1107442: a bag of peanuts is worth $0.28 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 46 bags of a mixture that sells for a $1.40 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the price per bag of cashews
= the price per bag of peanuts
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Since there are equal amounts of each in
the mixture, there are
bags of each
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A bag of cashews is $1.54/bag
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check:

OK
check the math

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