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Chris prepares a 10-pound mixture of cashews and peanuts. He paid $18 for the cashews and $14 for the peanuts. If cashews cost three times more than peanuts, than how many pounds of cashews did he use?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cashews will cost 3x per pound\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "No. of pounds of peanuts he bought 14/x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "No of pounds of cashews he bought = 18/3x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14/x + 18/3x =10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "42+18 / 3x=10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "60 = 30x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=2 cost per pound of peanuts\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x= 3*2 = 6 will be the cost of cahsews\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So he bought 18/6 = 3 pounds of cashews.\r
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