document.write( "Question 250015: Word Problem
\n" ); document.write( "\"The owners of a candy store want to sell for $5.00 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3.00 per pound, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, which usually sells for 8.00 per pound. They have a 50 pound barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $5.00 per pound? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #182022 by richwmiller(17219) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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let m= pounds of macadamia nuts
\n" ); document.write( "3*50+8m=5*(50+m)
\n" ); document.write( "8m+150=250+5m\r
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