SOLUTION: A fruit company makes a snack containing dried apples and raisins. Dried apples cost .38 per ounce, and raisins cost .28 per ounce. To make a 10 ounce snack that will sell for .34
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Question 854156: A fruit company makes a snack containing dried apples and raisins. Dried apples cost .38 per ounce, and raisins cost .28 per ounce. To make a 10 ounce snack that will sell for .34 an ounce, how much of each dried fruit will be used? (hint: keep all money amounts in cents)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The question fits the general form discussed here:
Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown
The lesson explains the problem and shows how to solve.
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