SOLUTION: 9 lbs. of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts were mixed with 6lbs. of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 40% peanuts. What percent of the new mixture is peanuts? Only an algebr

Question 837091: 9 lbs. of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts were mixed with 6lbs. of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 40% peanuts. What percent of the new mixture is peanuts? Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The description is a direction calculation.

{amount of peanuts}/{amount of mixture}={fraction as peanuts}

Let P = the percent peanuts.

If you want an algebraic solution, you are free to assign variables to the other numbers in any way you want.
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