document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161993>Question 1161993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candy store wishes to mix nuts selling for $2.75 per pound with nuts selling for $4.15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "per pound to make a mixture of nuts that can be sold for $3.31 per pound. How many<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pounds of nuts of each type should be mixed together to obtain 50 pounds of the mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that can be sold for $3.31 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How many pounds of nuts of each type should be mixed together to obtain 50 pounds of the mixture that can be sold for $3.31 per pound?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = amount of 275<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = amount of 415<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "275t + 415f = 313*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + f = 50<BR>\n" );
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