SOLUTION: You need to make 36 one-half cup bags of trail mix for a class trip. The recipe calls for peanuts, chocolate chips, and raisins in the extended ratio 5:1:4. How many cups of each i

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Question 387828: You need to make 36 one-half cup bags of trail mix for a class trip. The recipe calls for peanuts, chocolate chips, and raisins in the extended ratio 5:1:4. How many cups of each item do you need?
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36%281%2F2%29=18 cups total
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5x%2B1x%2B4x=18
10x=18
x=1.8 cups
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Peanuts:5x=5%281.8%29=9 cups
Chocolate Chips:x=1.8 cups
Raisins:4x=4%281.8%29=7.2 cups.