document.write( "Question 1197227: The nut shack hazelnuts for 7.00 per pound and peanuts for 4.50 per pound how much of each type should be used to make a 24 pound mixture that sells for 5.54 per pound round answers to the nearest pounds
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Algebra.Com's Answer #830413 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Another routine example of this very common kind of two part mix problem\r
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\n" ); document.write( " nuts1 for H per pound and nuts2 for L per pound. how much of each type should be used to make a M pound mixture that sells for T per pound ?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y pounds of nuts1 at H dollars per pound
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Hy%2BLM-Ly=TM\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28H-L%29y=TM-LM\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=%28TM-LM%29%2F%28H-L%29\"\r
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