document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=918076>Question 918076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the manager of nutt's nuts regularly sells cashews for $6.50 per pound, pecans for $7.50 per pound, and peanuts for $2.00 per pound. hw many pounds of cashews and pecans should be mixed with 40 pounds of peanuts to obtain a mixture of 100 pounds that will sell for $4.89 a pound so that the revenue is unchanged? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #556883 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=556883\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p be the pounds of PECANS, and let c be the pounds of cashews.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ACCOUNT FOR POUNDS<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These both are linear equations.  Solving is now your turn. </SPAN>\n" );
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