SOLUTION: A nut mixture containing 10% cashews is mixed with another nut mixture containing 30% cashews. The result is 10 kg of a nut mixture containing 24% cashews. How much of each nut mix
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Question 947203: A nut mixture containing 10% cashews is mixed with another nut mixture containing 30% cashews. The result is 10 kg of a nut mixture containing 24% cashews. How much of each nut mixture was used?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u kg of 10% cashews, v kg of 30% cashews;
and
These are a system of two linear equations.
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