document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=782584>Question 782584</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bag of peanuts is worth $0.36 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 42 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.35 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews worth? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #476444 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=476444\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 bag peanuts, price d-0.36 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 bag cashews, price d dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Want mixture at 1.35 dollars per bag\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The situation will use 21 bags of peanuts and 21 bags of cashews.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Think how this equation makes sense before continuing.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The numerator on the left accounts for the cost of the nuts.  The denominator accounts for the amount of bags in the mixture.  The ratio is the price per bag.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for d. </SPAN>\n" );
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