SOLUTION: A snack mix is made from peanuts that cost $3.30 per pound and caramel popcorn that cost $2.50 per pound. The mixture costs $3.00 per pound. Does the mixture contain more peanuts o
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Question 940938: A snack mix is made from peanuts that cost $3.30 per pound and caramel popcorn that cost $2.50 per pound. The mixture costs $3.00 per pound. Does the mixture contain more peanuts or more popcorn? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Is the mixture price closer to that of the peanuts or to that of the caramel popcorn? More peanuts.
You can also try a two part mixture calculation, but you have no specific value for the amount of the "mixture". If you do this, you can simply pick either a 1 pound or 10 pound or 100 pound mixture. Proportion will still be the same.
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