SOLUTION: Peanuts cost $4 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $5. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $57?

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Question 1128646: Peanuts cost $4 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $5. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $57?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Per pound for the peanuts but per BAG for the raisins?

p pounds peanuts
r BAGS of raisins

4p%2B5r=57
LET r=1, for ONE BAG OF RAISINS.

4p%2B5=57
4p=52
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