SOLUTION: A shop that sells nuts has one mixture that is 25% almonds and 75% cashews. A second mixture is 55% almonds and 45% cashews The manager wants to make a new mixture that is 43% alm
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Question 730921: A shop that sells nuts has one mixture that is 25% almonds and 75% cashews. A second mixture is 55% almonds and 45% cashews The manager wants to make a new mixture that is 43% almonds. She wants to use 37 ounces more of the second mixture than that of the first. How many ounces of each mixture must she use?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = ounces of the 1st mixture needed
Let = ounces of the 2nd mixture needed
= ounces of almonds in 1st mixture
= ounces of almonds in 2nd mixture
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By substitution:
and
74 ounces of the 1st mixture is needed
111 ounces of the 2nd mixture is needed
check:
OK
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