document.write( "Question 58709: The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.25 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound. Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice to find the solution of the problem. (Identify your variables and show all work.) \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried: PRICE 3.5c + 2.25p = 150
\n" ); document.write( " AMT c + p = 50 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c- cashews p-peanuts
\n" ); document.write( "I got p- 9.09 lbs
\n" ); document.write( "C- 40.91 lbs \n" ); document.write( "
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The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $3.50 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.25 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 50 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound. Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice to find the solution of the problem. (Identify your variables and show all work.)
\n" ); document.write( "I tried: PRICE 3.5c + 2.25p = 150
\n" ); document.write( " AMT c + p = 50
\n" ); document.write( "c=50-p
\n" ); document.write( "3.5(50-p)+2.25p = 150
\n" ); document.write( "175-3.5p+2.25p=150
\n" ); document.write( "-1.25p=-25
\n" ); document.write( "p=20
\n" ); document.write( "c=30
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