SOLUTION: a bag of peanuts is worth $0.28 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 46 bags of a mixture that sells for a $1.40 per bag. How much is a
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Question 1107442: a bag of peanuts is worth $0.28 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 46 bags of a mixture that sells for a $1.40 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the price per bag of cashews = the price per bag of peanuts
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Since there are equal amounts of each in
the mixture, there are
bags of each
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A bag of cashews is $1.54/bag
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