document.write( "Question 802151: peanutes worth $2.90 a pound were mixed with cashews worth $4.60 a pound to produce a mixture worth $3.50 a pound. How many pounds of each kind were used to produce 51 pounds of the mixture? \n" ); document.write( "
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Price ---------------- quantity
\n" ); document.write( "Peanuts 2.90 ---------------- x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "cashews 4.60 ------ 51 - x pounds
\n" ); document.write( "Mixture 3.50 ---------------- 51
\n" ); document.write( "Total 51 pounds
\n" ); document.write( "2.9 x + 4.6 ( 51 - x ) = 178.5
\n" ); document.write( "2.9 x + 234.6 - 4.6 x = 178.5
\n" ); document.write( "2.9 x - 4.6 x = 178.5 - -234.6
\n" ); document.write( "-1.7 x = -56.1
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\n" ); document.write( " x = 33 pounds Peanuts
\n" ); document.write( " 18 pounds cashews
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