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At The Nut House, a pound of cashews sells for $6.00 per pound and a pound of peanuts sells for $3.00 per pound. If you would like to make a 5 pound mixture of peanuts and cashews at a cost of $4.00 per pound, how many pounds of cashews must you use?
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\n" ); document.write( "value + value = value
\n" ); document.write( "6c + 3(5-c) = 4*5 dollars
\n" ); document.write( "6c + 15 - 3c = 20
\n" ); document.write( "3c = 5
\n" ); document.write( "c = 5/3 lb (amt of cashews needed in the mixture)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A 5 pound mixture of peanuts and cashews costing $4.00 per pound would contain ___1 2/3_______ pounds of cashews.\r
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