document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232856>Question 232856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Keith bought 30 lb of nuts at $3.00/lb and 20 lb of nuts at $5.00/lb. If he wanted to buy 10 more pounds of a different kind of nut to make the average price per pound equal to $4.50, what price should he pay for the additional 10 lb?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #804394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=804394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (30 * $3 + 20 * $5)/50 = $3.80 (average price of mixture at the start)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(50 * $3.80 + 10x)/60 = $4.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$190 + 10x = $270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He needs to pay for nuts at $8/lb. </SPAN>\n" );
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