document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015996>Question 1015996</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Cashew Company is making a mixture worth $76.88 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "using 7 pounds of cashews, 2 pounds of almonds and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 pounds of peanuts.  The cashews cost three times <BR>\n" );
document.write( "as much as the peanuts and the almonds cost 18 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "times as much as the peanuts. What is the price of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a pound of the cashews? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not think you proof read your problem,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but this will show you how to find the answer<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=cost of peanuts; C=cost of cashews=3P; A=cost of almonds=218218P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total weight of mix= 7 pounds + 2 pounds + 5 pounds = 14 pounds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7lbs)C+(2lbs)A+(5lbs)P=(14lbs)$76.88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7lbs)(3P)+(2lbs)(218218P)+(5lbs)(P)=1076.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21P+436436P+5P=1076.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "436462P=1076.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=$0.0025 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Peanuts cost 0.25 cents per pond<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C=3P=3($0.0025/pound)=$0.0075/pound<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Cashews cost $0.0075 per pound (3/4 cent per pound)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=218218P=218218($0.0025)=$538.13 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Almonds cost $5338.13 per pound<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(7lbs)C+(2lbs)A+(5lbs)P=(14lbs)$76.88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7lbs)($0.0075/lb)+(2lbs)($538.13/lb)+(5lbs)($0.0025/lb)=(14lbs)$76.88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.0525+$1076.26+$0.0125=$1076.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$1076.325=$1076.32 (.005 cent discrepancy from rounding)\r<BR>\n" );
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