document.write( "Question 676395: I am very confused. My question is, How many pounds of nuts costing $2.50 per pound should be mixed with 2 pounds of nuts costing $4.50 per pound to obtain a mixture costing $3.00 per pound? I do not understand how to get an equation from that.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #420324 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = pounds of nuts needed
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\n" ); document.write( "( Note that $\"+3+\"$ means $3 per pound )
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2.5x+%2B+9+=+3%2A%28+x+%2B+2+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2.5x+%2B+9+=+3x+%2B+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.5x+=+9+-+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.5x+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+6+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "6 pounds of nuts are needed
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+2.5%2A6+%2B+4.5%2A2+%29+%2F+%28+6+%2B+2+%29+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+15+%2B+9+%29+%2F+8+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+24+=+3%2A8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+25+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \r
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