document.write( "Question 1037123: A candy store sells 8 pound bags of mixed almonds and cashews. If c pounds of cashews are in a bag, the price p of the bag can be found using the formula p=2.59c+1.72(8-c). If one bag is priced at $18.11, how many pounds of cashews does it contain? \n" ); document.write( "
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A candy store sells 8 pound bags of mixed almonds and cashews. If c pounds of cashews are in a bag,...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "c=1 was already given as described. The store sells pound bags.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The rest of the description and question seem not to match. Maybe each bag contains 8 pounds of the two nuts. Eight pounds and some of this is of cashews. Now, c is how many pounds of cashews in one bag.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"p=2.59%2Ac%2B1.72%288-c%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "You want to know the quantity of cashews if p=18.11 dollars per bag.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2.59c%2B1.72%2A8-1.72c=p\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2.59c-1.72c=p-1.72%2A8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282.59-1.72%29c=p-1.72%2A8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.87c=p-13.76\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28c=%28p-13.76%29%2F0.87%29\"-------plug in p=18.11.
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