document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1103887>Question 1103887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many pounds of peanuts that sell for $1.8 per pound should be mixed with cashews that sell for $4.5 per pound so that a 10-lb mixture is obtained that will sell for $2.61 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #718582 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=718582\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x pound peanuts at price L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y pounds of cashews at price H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M pounds of mixture, peanuts and cashews<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T the price per pound for the mixture\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2.61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=4.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The system is two linear equations in the unknowns x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x and y. </SPAN>\n" );
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