SOLUTION: Keil is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party.Peanuts cost 2.00 per pound and fancy nuts cost 7.50 per pound. If keil can only spend 70.00 on nuts, how many of each pou
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Question 271714: Keil is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party.Peanuts cost 2.00 per pound and fancy nuts cost 7.50 per pound. If keil can only spend 70.00 on nuts, how many of each pounds should he buy? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Keil is going to make 13 pounds of mixed nuts for a party.Peanuts cost 2.00 per pound and fancy nuts cost 7.50 per pound. If keil can only spend 70.00 on nuts, how many of each pounds should he buy?
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Calculate the per pound cost of the 13 lb of mixed nuts = 5.38 /lb
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Let x = no. of fancy nuts
then
(13-x) = no. of peanuts
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A mixture equation
7.50x + 2(13-x) = 5.38(13)
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7.5x + 26 - 2x = 69.94
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7.5x - 2x = 69.94 - 26
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5.5x = 43.94
x =
x = 7.9899 ~ 8 lb of fancy nuts
then
13 - 8 = 5 lb of peanuts
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See if that is with in budget
8 * 7.50 = 59.20
5 * 2.00 = 10.00
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total amt: $69.20; about as close as you can get
