SOLUTION: How many pounds of cashew nuts worth 75 cents a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of pecans worth $1.50 a pound to make a mixture worth $1.00 a pound?

SOLUTION: How many pounds of cashew nuts worth 75 cents a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of pecans worth $1.50 a pound to make a mixture worth $1.00 a pound?

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Question 425032: How many pounds of cashew nuts worth 75 cents a pound must be mixed with 10 pounds of pecans worth $1.50 a pound to make a mixture worth $1.00 a pound?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.75(m)+10(1.50)=1(m+10)
.75m+15=m+10
.25m=5
m=5/.25=20
You need 20 lbs. of cashew nuts..
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