SOLUTION: Peanuts worth $2.90 a pound were mixed with cashews worth $4.60 a pound to produce a mixture worth $3.50 a pound. How many pounds of each kind were used to produce 51 pounds of the

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Question 1000498: Peanuts worth $2.90 a pound were mixed with cashews worth $4.60 a pound to produce a mixture worth $3.50 a pound. How many pounds of each kind were used to produce 51 pounds of the mixture?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, how much peanuts
51-x, how much cashews

%282.9x%2B4.6%2851-x%29%29%2F51=3.5