document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=25903>Question 25903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A customer has asked a caterer for 60lb of nuts, 60% of which are to be cashews. The caterer have available mixtures of 70% cashews and 45% cashews. How many pounds of each mixture should be used? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 70x+45(60-x)=60(60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x+2700-45x=3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "60-36=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, for 70% there are 36Lb of nuts, and for 45% there are 24lb of nuts.<BR>\n" );
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