document.write( "Question 1080070: A store sells cashews for $6.00 per pound and peanuts for $3.00 per pound. The manager decides to mix 40 pounds of peanuts with some cashews and sell the mixture for $4.00 per pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with the peanuts so that the mixture will produce the same revenue as would selling the nuts​ separately? \n" ); document.write( "
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x, pounds of peanutes
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2B240-6x=160\"
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