SOLUTION: A man mixes peanuts selling at 40 cents a pound with cashew nuts selling at 70 cents a pound to make a 50-pound mixture which he sells at 52 cents a pound. How many pounds of each
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Question 198425: A man mixes peanuts selling at 40 cents a pound with cashew nuts selling at 70 cents a pound to make a 50-pound mixture which he sells at 52 cents a pound. How many pounds of each kind of nuts must he mix?(Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.) Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A man mixes peanuts selling at 40 cents a pound with cashew nuts selling at 70 cents a pound to make a 50-pound mixture which he sells at 52 cents a pound. How many pounds of each kind of nuts must he mix?
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Let x = pounds of peanuts
then
50-x = pounds of cashews
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.40x + .70(50-x) = .52(50)
.40x + 35 -.70x = 26
35 -.30x = 26
35 = 26 + .30x
9 = .30x
30 pounds = x (peanuts)
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Cashews:
50-x = 50-30 = 20 pounds (cashews)
