SOLUTION: The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $4 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $7 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that

SOLUTION: The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $4 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $7 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that

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Question 849945: The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $4 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $7 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that will sell for $6.10 per pound. She uses 5 fewer pounds of cashews than peanuts. How many pounds of each did she use?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4p+8c+7b=50*6.10,
p+c+b=50,
c=p-5
b = 15, c = 15, p = 20
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