document.write( "Question 146843: A restaurant chef mixes 20 lb. of snow peas costing $1.99 a pound with 14 lb. of petite onions costing $1.19 a pound to make a vegetable medley for the evening meal. Find the cost per pound of the mixture. (You must show alg. to receive full credit) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #107246 by 24HoursTutor.com(40)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate of 1 pound of snow peas = $1.99 \n" ); document.write( "Cost of 20 lbs. of snow peas = 1.99 X 20 = 39.8 $\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rate of 1 pound of petite DISABLED_event_onions= $1.19 \n" ); document.write( "Cost of 14 lbs. of petite DISABLED_event_onions= 1.19 X 14 = 16.66 $\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total weight of vegetable medley = weight of snow peas + weight of petite onions \n" ); document.write( " = 20 + 14 \n" ); document.write( " = 36 Lbs. \n" ); document.write( "Total cost of 36 lbs. of vegetable medley = cost of snow peas + cost of onions \n" ); document.write( " = 39.80 $ + 16.66 $ \n" ); document.write( " = 56.46 $\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total cost of 1 pound of vegetable medley = 56.46 / 36 \n" ); document.write( " = 1.57 $\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ans.: The cost of per pound of the vegetable medley would be $1.57\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The above question is solved by one of the experts from 24HoursTutor.com \n" ); document.write( "We provide live 1:1 online homework help \n" ); document.write( "1. 24X7 tutors available \n" ); document.write( "2. Certified tutors \n" ); document.write( "3. Only for $9.99/hr \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |