SOLUTION: jake wishes to mix peants worth $1.38 a pound with cashews worth $2.10 a pound to get 8 pounds of mixture worth $1.65 a pound.how many pounds of peanuts does he need?

SOLUTION: jake wishes to mix peants worth $1.38 a pound with cashews worth $2.10 a pound to get 8 pounds of mixture worth $1.65 a pound.how many pounds of peanuts does he need?

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Question 411442: jake wishes to mix peants worth $1.38 a pound with cashews worth $2.10 a pound to get 8 pounds of mixture worth $1.65 a pound.how many pounds of peanuts does he need?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is a fairly standard mixture setup

(x)($1.38) + (8 - x)($2.10) = (8)(1.65)
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