SOLUTION: the quick mart has two kind of nuts. pecans sell for $1.55 per pound and walnuts sell for $1.95 per pound. how many pounds of walnuts must be added to 15 pounds of pecans to make a

Question 351489: the quick mart has two kind of nuts. pecans sell for $1.55 per pound and walnuts sell for $1.95 per pound. how many pounds of walnuts must be added to 15 pounds of pecans to make a mixture that sells for 1.75 per pound
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pecans sell for $1.55 per pound ------ 15 lbs
walnuts sell for $1.95 per pound. ----- x lbs
mixture sells for 1.75 per pound 15+x lbs
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15*1.55 +x*1.95 = 1.75(15+x)
23.25+1.95x=26.25+1.75x
0.2x=3
x=3/0.2
x=15 pounds of walnuts
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