document.write( "Question 190632: how do i solve this problem... Jackie wants to make a mixture of nuts to sell in her store consisting os hazelnuts and cashews.Hazelnuts cost $6.50 per pound and cashews cost $4.50 per pound. If Jackie wants 60 pounds total os mixture and the cost to be $5.10 per pound,how many pounds of each will she need... please help me... \n" ); document.write( "

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let h=hazelnuts and c=cashews\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"If Jackie wants 60 pounds total os mixture\" ___ h+c=60 ___ c=60-h\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Hazelnuts cost $6.50 per pound and cashews cost $4.50 per pound\"
\n" ); document.write( "for mixture ___ \"and the cost to be $5.10 per pound\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h(6.50) + c(4.50) = 60(5.10)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substituting and multiplying by 10 ___ 65h + 45(60-h) = 3060
\n" ); document.write( "___ 65h + 2700 - 45h = 3060
\n" ); document.write( "___ 20h = 360
\n" ); document.write( "___ h=18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substituting ___ c = 60 - (18) ___ c = 42 \n" ); document.write( "

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