document.write( "Question 293357: at a nut house, a pound of cashews sell for $6.00 per pound and a pound of peanuts sells for $3.00 per pound.If you would like a four pound mixture of peanuts and cashews at a cost of $4.75 per pound,how many pounds of cashews and peanuts must you choose? \n" ); document.write( "

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at a nut house, a pound of cashews sell for $6.00 per pound and a pound of peanuts sells for $3.00 per pound.If you would like a four pound mixture of peanuts and cashews at a cost of $4.75 per pound,how many pounds of cashews and peanuts must you choose?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of cashews required
\n" ); document.write( "The total is to be 4 lb, therefore
\n" ); document.write( "(4-x) = amt of peanuts
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\n" ); document.write( "A typical mixture equation
\n" ); document.write( "6x + 3(4-x) = 4.75(4)
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\n" ); document.write( "6x + 12 - 3x = 19
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\n" ); document.write( "6x - 3x = 19 - 12
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\n" ); document.write( "x = $\"7%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "x = 2 $\"1%2F3\"$ lb of cashews
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "4 - 2 $\"1%2F3\"$ = 1 $\"2%2F3\"$ lb of peanuts
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\n" ); document.write( "6(2.33) + 3(1.67) = 4.75(4)
\n" ); document.write( "14 + 5 = 19 \n" ); document.write( "

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