document.write( "Question 1179369: seller has 80kgs of peanuts worth $1.50/kg and 50 kg of cashews worth $4.50/kg. he wants to make a 100 kgs mixture to sell at $2.61/kg . find the number of kgs of cashews and peanuts sold. how many cashews are left over at the end? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #808902 by josgarithmetic(39618) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "                  PRICE            MASS      COST\r\n" );
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document.write( "CASHEWS            $4.5/kg           c        4.5c\r\n" );
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document.write( "PEANUTS            $1.5/kg           p        1.5p\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mixture             $2.61/kg       100 kg     4.5c+1.5p\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"system%28%284.5c%2B1.5p%29%2F100=2.61%2Cc%2Bp=100%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4.5c%2B1.5p=261\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4.5%28100-p%29%2B1.5p=261\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"450-4.5p%2B1.5p=261\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-3.0p=261-450\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"p=%28450-261%29%2F3\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28p=63%29\"$ ------how much peanuts to use
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28c=37%29\"$ -----how much cashews to use\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can find the differences from how many each he started with. \n" ); document.write( "

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