document.write( "Question 909478: The ARC coffee company sells cashews for $5.50 per pound and peanuts for $3.50 per pound. The company wants to make five pound packages of mixed nuts and sell them for $4.00 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be in the mix? \n" ); document.write( "
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c+p=5,
\n" ); document.write( "5.5*c+3.5*p=20
\n" ); document.write( "c=5-p
\n" ); document.write( "5.5*(5-p)+3.5*p=20
\n" ); document.write( "27.5-5.5p+3.5*p=20
\n" ); document.write( "-2.0*p=-7.5
\n" ); document.write( "p=3.75
\n" ); document.write( "c=5-p
\n" ); document.write( "c=1.25 at 5.5 and p=3.75 at 3.5
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\n" ); document.write( "1.25+3.75=5
\n" ); document.write( "5.5*c+3.5*p=20
\n" ); document.write( "5.5*1.25+3.5*3.75=20
\n" ); document.write( "6.875+13.125=20
\n" ); document.write( "20.0=20
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