document.write( "Question 951382: Please help!
\n" ); document.write( "At the local grocery store, apples are $1.20 per pound and oranges are $1.80 per pound. If the grocer wants to offer a 1.4-pound bag of mixed fruit for $1.62 per pound, how many pounds of apples must he use? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #581013 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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x, how many pounds apples.
\n" ); document.write( "1.4-x, how many oranges.
\n" ); document.write( "The two-part mixture problem can be handled in one variable.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now just account for price.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281.2x%2B1.8%281.4-x%29%29%2F1.4=1.62\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify and solve for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You could also start this using two variables. For that, you could see the lesson http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev \n" ); document.write( "

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