SOLUTION: A bag of peanuts is worth $0.26 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 38 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.30 per bag. How much is a b
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Question 1067541: A bag of peanuts is worth $0.26 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 38 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.30 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews worth? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = cost in dollars of a bag of cashews = cost in dollars of a bag of peanuts = bags of peanuts needed = bags of cashews needed also
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$1.43 = cost in dollars of a bag of cashews
$1.17 = cost in dollars of a bag of peanuts
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check:
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