SOLUTION: A butcher combines 100 lb of hamburger that costs $2.10 per pound with 70 lb of hamburger that costs $4.65 per pound. Find the cost of the hamburger mixture.
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Question 1051185: A butcher combines 100 lb of hamburger that costs $2.10 per pound with 70 lb of hamburger that costs $4.65 per pound. Find the cost of the hamburger mixture.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A butcher combines 100 lb of hamburger that costs $2.10 per pound with 70 lb of hamburger that costs $4.65 per pound.
Find the cost of the hamburger mixture.
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let x = the cost of the mixture
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The resulting mixture will be the sum of two ingredients; 170 lb
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2.10(100) + 4.65(70) = 170x
210 + 325.5 = 170x
535.5 = 170x
x - 535.5/170
x = $3.15 cost of the resulting mixture
