document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=755483>Question 755483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The owner wants to create 140 pounds of mixture of peanuts and cashews that he plans on selling for $11.35 per pound. The peanuts sell for $9 per pound and the cashews sell for $12 per pound. How many pounds of each must he mix together to break even. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #459682 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=459682\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is like a mixture concentration problem in which the concentration is dollars per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p for peanuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c for cashews\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%289%2Ap%2B11.35%2Ac%29%2F140=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%289%2Ap%2B11.35%2Ac%29%2F140=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=p%2Bc=140 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"p%2Bc=140\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  which should be enough to start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To continue, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9p%2B11.35c=140%2A12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9p%2B11.35c=140%2A12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=140-p ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=140-p\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so substitute,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9p%2B11.35%28140-p%29=140%2A12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9p%2B11.35%28140-p%29=140%2A12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9p%2B%2811.35%29%2A140-%2811.35%29%2Ap=140%2A12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9p%2B%2811.35%29%2A140-%2811.35%29%2Ap=140%2A12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you can continue through this to solve for p, and then go back to solve for c. </SPAN>\n" );
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