document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972705>Question 972705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocer wishes to mix peanuts worth .90 per pound with walnuts worth $1.60 per pound to make 175 pounds of a mixture that is worth $1.30 per pound. How much of each nut should she use? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=amt of peanuts to mix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175-x=amt of walnuts to mix<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".90x+1.60(175-x)=1.30*175<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".90x+280-1.6x=227.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.70x=52.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "175-x=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of peanuts to mix=75 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "amt of walnuts to mix=100 lbs </SPAN>\n" );
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