document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=263242>Question 263242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trail Snax. Corp. mixes candy that costs $5.00 per kg with peanuts that cost $3.80 a kg. How many kilograms of rasins should be mixed with 10 kg of peanuts to obtain a mixture worth $4.00 per kg? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How many kilograms of raisins should be mixed with 10 kg of peanuts to obtain a mixture worth $4.00 per kg?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The per kg price of raisins is $5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "peanut value + raisin value = mixture value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.8*10 + 5*x = 4(x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38 + 5x = 4x + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 kg (amount of raisins needed in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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