SOLUTION: A grocer wants to mix peanuts worth $4.90 per pound with hazelnuts worth $7.90 per pounds to get 30 pounds of mixture that sells for $6.70 per pound. How many pounds of each should
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Question 1113351: A grocer wants to mix peanuts worth $4.90 per pound with hazelnuts worth $7.90 per pounds to get 30 pounds of mixture that sells for $6.70 per pound. How many pounds of each should the grocer use? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=pounds of P
30-x=pounds of H
4.90x+7.90(30-x)=30(6.70)=201
4.9x+237-7.9x=201
-3x=-36
x=12 pounds of peanuts or $58.80
30-x=18 pounds of hazelnuts or $142.20
They add to $201.
