SOLUTION: Birdseed costs $0.56 a pound and sunflower seeds cost $0.86 a pound. Angela Leinenbachs' pet store wishes to make a 50-pound mixture of birdseed and sunflower seeds tha
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Question 1156885: Birdseed costs $0.56 a pound and sunflower seeds cost $0.86 a pound. Angela Leinenbachs' pet store wishes to make a 50-pound mixture of birdseed and sunflower seeds that sells for $0.72 per a pound. How many pounds of each type of seed should she use? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
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