document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=822929>Question 822929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A nut merchant bought peanuts for $.75 per pound. She also bought 20 pounds of peanuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "from another farmer for $ 1.10 per pound. How many pounds of $.75 peanuts must be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combined with 20 pounds of $1.10 peanuts to make a mixture that will cost $.90 per<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for p, where p is the unknown amount of the $0.75 per pound peanuts to use.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See my lesson on Mixture - price or cost, linked in my profile for better understanding. </SPAN>\n" );
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