document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398858>Question 398858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Peanuts cost $0.80 a pound, cashews $1.50 a pound, anf alnuts $1.50 a pound. A store clerk needs to make 6 pound of mixed nuts using these three types so the cost is $6.90. If she wants to use 3 times as much peanuts as cashews, find how much of each type she should use.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #282525 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=282525\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .80P+1.50C+1.50A=6*6.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=3C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=C<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".80(3C)+1.50C+1.50C=41.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4C+3C=41.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.4C=41.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=41.40/5.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=7.67 POUNDS OF CASHEWS & ALNUTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=3*7.67=23 POUNDS OF PEANUTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".80*23+1.5*7.67+1.5*7.67=6*6.90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.40+11.5+11.5=41.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "41.40=41.40 </SPAN>\n" );
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