document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=898517>Question 898517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A health-food store sells trail mix made with granola and dried fruit. Th e store <BR>\n" );
document.write( "buys granola at $1.00/lb and dried fruit at $2.00/lb, and it sells these items at a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "25% markup. If the trail mix sells for $1.75/lb, what is the recipe for trail mix? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544874 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544874\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the marked-up price to determine the mixture original price, and then look for the quantities of the dried fruit and granola.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%2A1.25=1.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%2A1.25=1.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using T for the mixture price BEFORE mark-up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=1.75%2F1.25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=1.75%2F1.25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=1.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=1.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars per pound, again this is BEFORE mark-up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let u= pounds of granola<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let v = pounds of dried fruit<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%281%2Au%2B2%2Av%29%2FM=1.40%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%281%2Au%2B2%2Av%29%2FM=1.40%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and you could just as well say M = 1 pound or 100 pounds, whatever is convenient, BECAUSE NO INDICATION OF HOW MUCH TRAIL MIX WAS MADE!  M is the pounds of the mixture.   All you can do is find the ratio of v and u.  You decide how to go from here. </SPAN>\n" );
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