document.write( "Question 450548: Oh Nuts! sells cashews for $6.75 per pound and Brazil nuts for $5.00 per pound. How much of each type should be used to make a 50-lb mixture that sells for $5.70 per pound? \n" ); document.write( "
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Oh Nuts! sells cashews for $6.75 per pound and Brazil nuts for $5.00 per pound. How much of each type should be used to make a 50-lb mixture that sells for $5.70 per pound?
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\n" ); document.write( "Using 2 equations with 2 variables:
\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq:: c + b = 50
\n" ); document.write( "Value Eq::::675c+500b = 570*50
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru the 1st equation by 675 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "675c + 675c = 675*50
\n" ); document.write( "675c + 500c = 570*50
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"c\":
\n" ); document.write( "175c = 105*50
\n" ); document.write( "c = 30 lb (# of pounds of cashews needed)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"b\":
\n" ); document.write( "c + b = 50
\n" ); document.write( "30 + b = 50
\n" ); document.write( "b = 20 lb (# of pounds of Brazil nuts needed)
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