document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=740881>Question 740881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the snack mix is made of sea monster scales, which cost $3.50 per pound , and baby whale barnacles, which cost $5 per pound, how many pounds of sea monster scales will she need to create s 45 pound blend thats worth $4.50 per pound </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have received two responses showing similar typical formal algebraic solutions to this 2-part mixture problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is a VERY short and quick solution using a method that can be used for any 2-part mixture problem like this.  (The solution using this method is very quick for this example, because the numbers are \"nice\".  But it can be used for any problem like this; the arithmetic just won't be so simple.)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Short solution: $4.50 is two-thirds of the way from $3.50 to $5.00, so 2/3 of the mixture must be the more expensive baby whale barnacles.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 30 pounds of baby whale barnacles and 15 pounds of sea monster scales.<br><BR>\n" );
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