SOLUTION: Peanuts sell for $ 2 a pound and cashew nuts sell for $ 4.75 a pound. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew nuts to get a mixture that can sell for $ 3.0

SOLUTION: Peanuts sell for $ 2 a pound and cashew nuts sell for $ 4.75 a pound. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew nuts to get a mixture that can sell for $ 3.0

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Question 988182: Peanuts sell for $ 2 a pound and cashew nuts sell for $ 4.75 a pound. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with 5 pounds of cashew nuts to get a mixture that can sell for $ 3.06 a pound?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You essentially want to understand this:
One unknown quantity, two-part mixtures
http://www.algebra.com/my/Two-Part-Mixture-with-one-material-quantity-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev
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