SOLUTION: A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One sells for $1.10 per pound and the other sells for $2.80 per pound. He wants to mix 27 pounds and sell it for $2.20 per pound. How many

SOLUTION: A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One sells for $1.10 per pound and the other sells for $2.80 per pound. He wants to mix 27 pounds and sell it for $2.20 per pound. How many

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Question 890864: A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One sells for $1.10 per pound and the other sells for $2.80 per pound. He wants to mix 27 pounds and sell it for $2.20 per pound. How many pounds of each type of nut should he use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a specific form of mixture problem fitting what is shown here:

Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown
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