SOLUTION: A 20-pound mixture of banana chips and dried apricots cost $6.89 per pound the mixture contains 6 pounds of banana chips that cost $1.99 per pound. what is the cost per pound of th

Question 506425: A 20-pound mixture of banana chips and dried apricots cost $6.89 per pound the mixture contains 6 pounds of banana chips that cost $1.99 per pound. what is the cost per pound of the dried apricots?.
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A 20-pound mixture of banana chips and dried apricots cost $6.89 per pound the mixture contains 6 pounds of banana chips that cost $1.99 per pound.
what is the cost per pound of the dried apricots?.
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Let a = cost of apricots
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From the given information, we know that there are 6 lb of bananas, therefore 20 -6 = 14 lb of apricots
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Write typical mixture equation
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14a + 1.99(6) = 6.89(20)
14a + 11.94 = 137.80
14a = 137.80 - 11.94
14a = 125.86
a =
a = $8.99 a lb for apricots
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You can check this solution in the original equation
14(8.99) + 1.99(6) = 6.89(20)

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