SOLUTION: To make a 10 pound bag of M&Ms and peanuts worth $3.50 a pound, how many pounds of peanuts worth $3 per pound should be mixed with M&Ms worth $4 per pound?

SOLUTION: To make a 10 pound bag of M&Ms and peanuts worth $3.50 a pound, how many pounds of peanuts worth $3 per pound should be mixed with M&Ms worth $4 per pound?

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Question 703239:
To make a 10 pound bag of M&Ms and peanuts worth $3.50 a pound, how many pounds of peanuts worth $3 per pound should be mixed with M&Ms worth $4 per pound?
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4X+3(10-X)=10*3.50
4X+30-3X=35
X=35-35
X=5 POUNDS OF M&M ARE USED.
10-5=5 POUNDS OF PEANUTS ARE USED.
PROOF:
4*5+3*5=35
20+15=35
35=35
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