document.write( "Question 180236: forty pounds of cashews costing $5.60 per pound were mixed with 100 lb. of peanuts costing $1.89 per pound. Find the cost of the resulting mixture. \n" ); document.write( "

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forty pounds of cashews costing $5.60 per pound were mixed with 100 lb. of peanuts costing $1.89 per pound. Find the cost of the resulting mixture.
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\n" ); document.write( "Value Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "5.60*40 + 1.89*100 = x(140)
\n" ); document.write( "224 + 189 =140x
\n" ); document.write( "140x = 413
\n" ); document.write( "x = $2.95 (This will be the price per pound of the resulting mixture)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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