SOLUTION: The manager of a specialty food store combined almonds that cost $4.50 per pound with walnuts that cost $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of each were used to make a 100-pound mixtu

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Question 224039: The manager of a specialty food store combined almonds that cost $4.50 per pound with walnuts that cost $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of each were used to make a 100-pound mixture that costs $3.24 per pound?
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The manager of a specialty food store combined almonds that cost $4.50 per pound with walnuts that cost $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of each were used to make a 100-pound mixture that costs $3.24 per pound?

Step 1. Let be the number of pounds of almonds.

Step 2. Let be the number of pounds of walnuts since we have a 100-pound mixture.

Step 3. Let be the dollar value of almonds.

Step 4. Let be the dollar value of walnuts.

Step 5. Let for a one-hundred pound mixture.

Step 6. Solve the equation using the following steps

Solved by pluggable solver: EXPLAIN simplification of an expression
Your Result:


YOUR ANSWER


  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=37.
  • Graphical form: Equation was fully solved.
  • Text form: 4.50x+2.50*(100-x)=3.24*(100) simplifies to 0=0
  • Cartoon (animation) form:
    For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 4.50x+2.50*(100-x)=3.24*(100) )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

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Moved 100 to the right of expression
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+100+%29
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Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-3.24%2A100+%29
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Expanded term 2.50 by using associative property on %28-x%2B100%29
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Replace constants in expression: highlight_red%28+2.50%2A100+%29,highlight_red%28+-3.24%2A100+%29 with highlight_green%28+-74+%29
It becomes .
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Moved -74 to the right of expression
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Removed extra sign in front of -74
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Eliminated similar terms highlight_red%28+4.50%2Ax+%29,highlight_red%28+-2.50%2Ax+%29 replacing them with highlight_green%28+%284.50-2.50%29%2Ax+%29
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+200+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2F100+%29
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Factors 200 and 100 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 100. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .
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Remove extraneous '1' from product highlight_red%28+1%2F1+%29
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+2%2Ax-74=0+%29 equivalent to 2*x-74 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=37.

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Done!



With x=37 and 100-x=63, check dollar value...4.50*37+2.50*63=324 dollars for a 100 pound mixture which is a true statement.

Step 7. ANSWER: The amount of almonds is 37 pounds and the amount of walnuts is 63 pounds.

I hope the above steps and explanation were helpful.

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