document.write( "Question 545113: The word problems is as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "The owners of a candy store wants to sell, for $5 a pound, a mixture of chocolate covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate covered nuts, which usually sells for $8 per pound. They have a 50 pound barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $5 per pound for the mixture?
\n" ); document.write( "Please help me I just think that I'm over thinking it. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #355464 by saifoo.khan(162)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x = chocolate-covered raisins and y = chocolate covered macadamia nuts\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5(x + y) = 3x + 8y \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We are given that they have 50 pounds of chocolate covered raisins\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5(50 + y) = 3(50) + 8y
\n" ); document.write( "250 + 6y = 150 + 8y
\n" ); document.write( "100 = 2y
\n" ); document.write( "y = 50 pounds\r
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