document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357005>Question 357005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nut mix contains 10% of peanuts and 90% of cashews. It costs 5% more than pure<BR>\n" );
document.write( "peanuts. Are cashews more expensive than peanuts? By how much? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let p the price of peanuts, and c of cashews, we have <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  0.1p*+0.9c=1*p+0.05*p<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the price of 10% peanuts and 90% cashews is the price if it were peanuts plus 5% of it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Express c as function of p : <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 0.95p = 0.9c => c = .95/.9p = 1.05555p, <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the price of cashews is the one of peanuts +5.555% = +50/9 % </SPAN>\n" );
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