SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: A nut mix is to be prepared with cashews, almonds and peanuts in the ration of 1:1:3 by weight. If you have 8 ounces of cashews, how many ounce

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Question 725756: Please help me solve this problem: A nut mix is to be prepared with cashews, almonds and peanuts in the ration of 1:1:3 by weight. If you have 8 ounces of cashews, how many ounces of almonds and peanuts are needed? What will be the total weight of this mix?
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Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
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1:1:3 IS THE SAME AS
1*8:1*8:3*8 OR
8:8:24
8 POUNDS OF CASHEWS.
8 POUNDS OF ALMONDS.
24 POUNDS OF PEANUTS.

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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1:1:3 for cashews, almonds, and peanuts in that order means that the weight of the cashews and the weight of the almonds must be equal and the weight of the peanuts must be 3 times either, and then the total weight is 1 plus 1 plus 3 = 5 times the weight of either the cashews or the almonds.

John

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