SOLUTION: The Quick Mart has two kinds of nuts. Pecans sell for $1.55 per pound and walnuts sell for $1.95 per pound. How many pounds of walnuts must be added to 15 pounds of pecans to mak

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Question 104161: The Quick Mart has two kinds of nuts. Pecans sell for $1.55 per pound and walnuts sell for $1.95 per pound. How many pounds of walnuts must be added to 15 pounds of pecans to make a mixture that sells for $1.75 per pound?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x=(pounds of walnuts)

15(155)+x(195)=(15+x)(175)