document.write( "Question 68521: How many pounds of peanuts costing $2.00 a pound should be mixed with a 4 pounds of cashews costing $4.50 a pound to obtain a mixture costing $3.00 a pound? \n" ); document.write( "

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4*450+x*200=(4+x)300
\n" ); document.write( "1800+200x=1200+300x
\n" ); document.write( "-100x=-600
\n" ); document.write( "x--600/-100
\n" ); document.write( "x=6 pounds of $4.50 cashews. thus we need 4+6=10 pou8nds of peanuts.
\n" ); document.write( "proof
\n" ); document.write( "4*450+6*200=10*300
\n" ); document.write( "1800+1200=3000
\n" ); document.write( "3000=3000 \n" ); document.write( "

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