document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827575>Question 827575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $2 per pound, some cashews worth $10 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $10 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that will sell for $6.80 per pound. She uses 5 fewer pounds of cashews than peanuts. How many pounds of each did she use? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amt of peanuts used<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=amt of cashews used<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-(x-5)-x=50-2x+5=55-2x=amt of Brazil nuts used<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10(x-5)+10(55-2x)=50(6.8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10x-50+550-20x=340<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amt of peanuts used=20pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of cashews used=15pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of Brazil nuts used=15pounds </SPAN>\n" );
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