document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254744>Question 254744</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Natures's Best wants to combine nuts they sell for $3.60 a pound with dried fruit they sell for 2.40 a pound to create a trail mix. How much of each snack should they use to make 10 pounds of trail mix that would sell for $3.30 por pound?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How much of each snack should they use to make 10 pounds of trail mix that would sell for $3.30 por pound?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity Eq.::: n + f = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value Eq.::: 360n+ 240f = 330*10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru the Quantity Equation by 360 and solve for \"f\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360n + 360f = 3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "360n + 240f = 3300<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120f = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 2.5 lbs (# of lbs. of fruit in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since n+f = 10, n = 7.5 lb. (# of lbs. of nuts in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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