document.write( "Question 793389: the nut house sells cashews for 1.50 per pound and peanuts for for 0.50 per pound how many pounds of cashews and peanuts would have to be mixed together to come up with a mixture that costs 1.15 per pound to make a 2 pound bag? \n" ); document.write( "

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Mixture Problem.
\n" ); document.write( "Let c = pounds of cashews
\n" ); document.write( "Let p = pounds of peanuts\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let M = pounds of the mixture, 2 pounds.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281.50c%2B0.5p%29%2FM=1.15\"$ and $\"c%2Bp=2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve these simultaneous equations for c and p.
\n" ); document.write( "As a start, $\"1.5c%2B0.5p=1.15M\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.5c%2B0.5p=1.15%2A2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.5c%2B0.5p=2.30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and to make this a more convenient equation,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15c%2B5p=23\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your system should be used as:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%2815c%2B5p=23%29\"$ and $\"highlight%28c%2Bp=2%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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