SOLUTION: Sally has two bags of peanuts; one with 74% peanuts, and the other with 27% peanuts. To make a 5lb bag of 36% peanuts, how much of each should Sally use?
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Question 1038764: Sally has two bags of peanuts; one with 74% peanuts, and the other with 27% peanuts. To make a 5lb bag of 36% peanuts, how much of each should Sally use? Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 0.74x+0.27(5-x) = 0.36(5)
0.74x+1.35-0.27x = 1.8
0.47x = 0.45
x = 0.95
You need 0.95 pounds of 74% and 5-0.95 = 4.05lbs of 0.27%
