SOLUTION: How many pound of peanuts that cost $2.50 per pound must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew that cost $4 per pound to make a mixture cost $37.5

SOLUTION: How many pound of peanuts that cost $2.50 per pound must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew that cost $4 per pound to make a mixture cost $37.5

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Question 903376: How many pound of peanuts that cost $2.50 per pound must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew that cost $4 per pound to make a mixture cost $37.5
Answer by tmwilliamlin168(27) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 pounts of cashew $4 per pound
that uses up $20
2.5x=17.5
x=7
7 pounds

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