<PRE><B>Question 69405</B>
YOU ARE TOTALLY ON THE RIGHT TRACK!!!! ---JUST A SLIGHT OVERSIGHT BETWEEN YOUR WORK AND THE CORRECT ANSWER. GOOD WORK!!!!  I THINK THAT YOU CAN NOW FINISH THE WORK THAT I STARTED (BELOW)

Value + Value = Value (of the final mixture)

Let x= lbs of Almonds

Then 60-x=lbs of Cashews

Now we know that the value of the Almonds(4.70x) plus the value of the Cashews (5.50(60-x) equals the value of the final mixture 4.90(60).

So our equation to solve is:

4.70x+5.50(60-x)=4.90(60)

I think that you are totally capable of finishing this.


Hope this helps------ptaylor</PRE>