document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=807698>Question 807698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocer wants to make a mixture of three dried fruits. He decides that the ratio of pounds of banana chips to apricots to dates should be 3:1:1. Banana chips cost $1.17/lb, apricots cost $3.00/lb, and dates cost $2.30/lb. What is the cost per pound of the mixture?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I have tried to organize the info into a table but i still dont seem to get it and I need help formulating an equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3:1:1 is the same as 3x:x:x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.17(3x) + 3x + 2.3x = 8.81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Average price = 8.81/(3+1+1) = $1.76/lb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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