document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=603750>Question 603750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A store sells walnuts for $ 3.00 per pound and pecans for $ 5.00 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make a mixture that weighs 10 pounds and costs $ 3.70 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x= lbs of walnut in mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-x=lbs of pecans in mixture<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+5(10-x)=10*3.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+50-5x=37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13/2=6.5 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10-x=3.5 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of walnut in mixture=6.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of pecans in mixture=3.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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