SOLUTION: A health food store sells a mixture of raisins and roasted nuts. Raisins sell for $3.50/kg and nuts sell for $4.75/kg. How many kilograms of each should be mixed to make 20kg of th

Question 718272: A health food store sells a mixture of raisins and roasted nuts. Raisins sell for $3.50/kg and nuts sell for $4.75/kg. How many kilograms of each should be mixed to make 20kg of this snack worth $4.00 kg?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, n, kgs of raisins , nuts.
R, N, prices of raisin, nuts, dollars per kg., 3.50, 4.75
T, the target price in dollars per kg, 4.00
M, the expected amount of mixture, 20 kg.

Rational Equation for Price

Sum of The Two Foods, kilograms

Two equations, two unknowns. Solve for r and n.
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