document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356691>Question 356691</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if thirty pounds mixed nuts sells for $6.87 per pound. the mixture is obtained from two kinds of nuts, peanuts priced at $5.70 per pound and cashews at $8.70 per pound.how many pound of each variety of nuts are used in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "peanuts priced at $5.70 per pound: let the quantity be x lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cashews at $8.70 per pound: this will be 30-x lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture $6.87 per pound. 30 lbs <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.70x+8.70(30-x)=30*6.87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.70x+261-8.70x =206.10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x=-54.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18.3 lbs peanuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11.7 lbs = cashews<BR>\n" );
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