document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54549>Question 54549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Peanuts are selling for $2 per pound, and cashews are selling<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for $5 per pound. How much of each type of nut would be needed to create<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 lb of a mixture that would sell for $2.75 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " p = peanuts and c = cashews<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p + c = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p + 5c = 2.75(20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiple top linear equation by (-2) and sum\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-2p -2c = -40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p + 5c = 55<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     3c = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     3c/3 = 15/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      c = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p + 5 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 20 -5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you need 15 pound of peanuts and 5 pounds of cashews\r<BR>\n" );
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