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document.write( "Hello, I am trying to solve this question... A pound of cashews sells for $6.00 and a pound of peanuts sells for $3.00. If you purchase a 4 pound mixture at the cost of $4.25 per pound, how many pounds of peanuts will you have? How many piunds of cashews? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439217 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=439217\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LET X BE THE AMOUNT OF CASHEWS & (4-X) BE THE AMOUNT OF PEANUTS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X+3(4-X)=4.25*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6X+12-3X=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=17-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=1 2/3 POUNDS OF CASHEWS ARE USED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4-(1 2/3)=2 1/3 POUNDS OF PEANUTS WERE USED.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(1 2/3)+3(2 1/3)=4.25*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+7=17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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