document.write( "Question 1103887: 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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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?
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\n" ); document.write( "I saw a method by tutor GreeneStamps in Problem 1103821 that I didn't know:
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document.write( "1.8        1.89\r\n" );
document.write( "     2.61\r\n" );
document.write( "4.5        0.81\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "The left column is the 2 prices given.
\n" ); document.write( "The center number is the cost of the mix.
\n" ); document.write( "The right column is the difference between the left column and the cost ($2.61)
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the ratio of the 2 numbers in the right column --> 7:3
\n" ); document.write( "--> 7 pounds of $1.80 peanuts to 3 pounds of $4.50 cashews.
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\n" ); document.write( "7 pounds of peanuts & 3 pounds of cashews.
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