document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468381>Question 468381</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a storekeeper has cashew nuts that sell for $130 per kilogram and peanuts that sell for $60 per kilogram. He wishes to make a mixture of 50kg of the two kinds of nuts so that he can sell it for $78 per kilogram. how many kilograms of each will he have to put into the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=kg of cashew nuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x= kg of peanuts<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "130x+60(50-x)=78(50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "130x+3000-60x=3900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70x=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.86<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x=50-12.86=37.14<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mixture:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.86 kg of cashew nuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37.14 kg of peanuts </SPAN>\n" );
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