SOLUTION: If 5 lbs of mixed nuts containing 50% peanuts was mixed with 20 lbs of mixed nuts containing 75% of peanuts what percent of the new mixture is peanuts?

Question 829361: If 5 lbs of mixed nuts containing 50% peanuts was mixed with 20 lbs of mixed nuts containing 75% of peanuts what percent of the new mixture is peanuts?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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50*5 + 75*20 = x(5 + 20)
250 + 1500 = 25x
25x = 1750
x = 70
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answer:
the final mixture is 70% peanuts
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