SOLUTION: The owner of a health foods store sells raisins for $3.20 per pound and nuts for $2.40 per pound. He decides to mix the raisins and the nuts and sell the mixture for $2.72 per poun
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Question 464518: The owner of a health foods store sells raisins for $3.20 per pound and nuts for $2.40 per pound. He decides to mix the raisins and the nuts and sell the mixture for $2.72 per pound. To get 50 pounds of the mixture how many pounds of raisins and of nuts should he use? Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 50x2.72=136
p+q=50
3.2p+2.4q=136
2.4p+2.4q=120
.8p=16
p=16/.8=20
q=30
The owner needs 20 lbs. of $3.20 mix and 30 lbs. of $2.40 mix..
