SOLUTION: Peanuts cost $4 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $8. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $48?

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Question 918964: Peanuts cost $4 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $8. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $48?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The emphasis must be on cost.

Let p be pounds of peanuts to add.

4%2Ap%2B8=48
p=%2848-8%29%2F4
p=10