document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176984>Question 1176984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a store keeper has cashew nuts that sell for $130 per kilo gram and peanuts that sell for $60 per kilogram. he wishes to make a mixture of 50 kg of the two kinds of nuts so that he can sell it for $78 per kg. how many kgs of each kind of nuts does he need to put in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cashew nuts that sell for $130 per kilo gram let quantity be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "peanuts that sell for $60 per kilogram ---------- (50-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture 50 kg at $78 /- kg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "130x +60(50-x) = 50*78\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "130x +3000 -60x = 3900\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "70x =900 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cashew nuts 12.9 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "peanuts = 37.1 kg\r<BR>\n" );
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