SOLUTION: The manager of a bulk foods establishment sells a trail mix for $5 per pound and a premium cashews for $13 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 96 pound trail mix cashew mixture
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Question 844891: The manager of a bulk foods establishment sells a trail mix for $5 per pound and a premium cashews for $13 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 96 pound trail mix cashew mixture that will sell for $10 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is one example of so many of this same kind of mixture price problem. Study and learn this lesson and you will be able to solve ALL of them:
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