document.write( "Question 433599: Paul mixes nuts worth $1.45 per pound with oats worth $1.05 per pound to get 29 pounds of trail mix worth $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of nuts and how many pounds of oats did he use? \n" ); document.write( "
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Paul mixes nuts worth $1.45 per pound with oats worth $1.05 per pound to get 29 pounds of trail mix worth $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of nuts and how many pounds of oats did he use?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq: n + o = 29
\n" ); document.write( "Value Eq::145n+105o = 125*29
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru Quantity by 145
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\n" ); document.write( "145n + 145o = 145*29
\n" ); document.write( "145n + 105o = 125*29
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"o\":
\n" ); document.write( "40o = 20*29
\n" ); document.write( "o = 29/2 = 14.5 lbs (amt. of oats needed)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"n\":
\n" ); document.write( "n + o = 29
\n" ); document.write( "n + 14.5 = 29
\n" ); document.write( "n = 14.5 lbs (amt. of nuts needed)
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