SOLUTION: A can of cashews mixed with almonds cost $24.60. Cashews cost $4.25/lb and almonds cost $3.80/lb. There are twice as many cashews as almonds in the can. How many pounds of each typ
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Question 394527: A can of cashews mixed with almonds cost $24.60. Cashews cost $4.25/lb and almonds cost $3.80/lb. There are twice as many cashews as almonds in the can. How many pounds of each type are in the can? Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I will assume that, by twice as many, you meant "twice as heavy"
let x = # lbs of almonds
==> 2x = # lbs of cashews.
4.25(2x) + 3.80x = 24.60
12.3x = 24.6
x = 2 lbs of almonds,
2x = 4 lbs of cashew nuts.
