SOLUTION: Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of ca

Question 994604: Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of cashew nuts should be added to the peanuts?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, lwsshak3:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, the mass of the cashews to use.

Accounting for cost of the mixture, ;

Solve that for y.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of
let x=amt of cashews to add to the peanuts
20*p90+x*p150=(x+20)p110
1800+p150x=1p110x+2200
40x=400
x=10
amt of cashews to add to the peanuts= 10 kilos
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