SOLUTION: A health food manager mixes 8 ounces of lentils that cost 70 cents per pound with white beans that cost $1.10 per pound to make a soup mix.How many ounces of white beans should be
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Question 222208: A health food manager mixes 8 ounces of lentils that cost 70 cents per pound with white beans that cost $1.10 per pound to make a soup mix.How many ounces of white beans should be used to produce a mixture that is worth 85 cents per pound?i need help setting up and equation for it Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A health food manager mixes 8 ounces of lentils that cost 70 cents per pound with white beans that cost $1.10 per pound to make a soup mix.How many ounces of white beans should be used to produce a mixture that is worth 85 cents per pound?i need help setting up an equation for it.
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Equation:
value + value = value
70(1/2) + 110x = 85(x+(1/2))
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35 + 110x = 85x + 42.5
25x = 7.5
x = 0.3 lbs. (amount of $1.10 beans neede in the mixture)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = ounces of white beans needed oz = lb = pounds of white beans needed
given: oz of lintels = pound lintels cents for lintels
and cents for white beans
finally,
Multiply both sides by
4.8 oz of white beans are needed
check:
OK
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