document.write( "Question 201538: Costs of peanuts is 2.00 per ound and the cost of raisins is 3.50 per pound, how many pounds of peanuts and raisins shoul be used to make a 3 pound mixture that costs 3.00 per pound \n" ); document.write( "
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3.5x+2(3-x)=3*3
\n" ); document.write( "3.5x+6-2x=9
\n" ); document.write( "1.5x=9-6
\n" ); document.write( "1.5x=3
\n" ); document.write( "x=3/1.5
\n" ); document.write( "x=2 pounds od raisons are used.
\n" ); document.write( "3-2=1 pound of peanuts is used.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "3.5*2+2*1=9
\n" ); document.write( "7+2=9
\n" ); document.write( "9=9
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