document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32042>Question 32042</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 has 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 #18555 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=18555\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The caterer needs to mix x lbs of the 70% cashew mixture with (60-x) lbs of the 45% cashew mixture to obtain the 60 lbs of 60% cashew mixture. Change the percentages to their decimal equivalents and write the algebraic equation to solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%280.7%29+%2B+%2860-x%29%280.45%29+=+60%280.6%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%280.7%29+%2B+%2860-x%29%280.45%29+=+60%280.6%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.7x+%2B+27+-+0.45x+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.7x+%2B+27+-+0.45x+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x+%2B+27+=+36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x+%2B+27+=+36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 27 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 0.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The caterer should mix 36 lbs of the 70% cashew mixture with (60-36 = 24) lbs of the 45% cashew mixture to obtain 60 lbs of 60% cashew mixture. <BR>\n" );
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