document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=49678>Question 49678</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a restaurant chef mixes 20 lb of snow peas costing 1.99 a pound with 14 lb of petite onions costing 1.19 a pound to make a vegetable medley for the evening meal. find the cost per pound of of the mixture. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #42023 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=42023\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=cost per lb of final mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that the total cost of the snow peas (20)($1.99) plus the total cost of the petite onions (14)($1.19) has to equal the total cost of the final mixture (34)($x).  Thus, our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(20)(1.99)+(14)(1.19)=34x simplifying, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34.8+16.66=34x and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34x=56.46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$1.66 per lb\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps ----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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