document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215562>Question 215562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.75 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.75 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 40 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound? Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162886 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=162886\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3.75x+2.75(40-x)=3.00*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.75x+110-2.75x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=120-110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 pounds of cashews is used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-10=30 pounds of peanuts are used.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.75*10+2.75*30=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37.5+82.5=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120=120 </SPAN>\n" );
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