SOLUTION: Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of ca

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Question 994604: Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of cashew nuts should be added to the peanuts?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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y, the mass of the cashews to use.

Accounting for cost of the mixture, 20%2A90%2Ay%2A150=110%2A%28y%2B20%29;

Solve that for y.

Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Mani Peanut Company wants to mix 20 kilos of peanuts worth P90 a kilo with cashew nuts worth P150 a kilo in order to make an experimental mix worth P110 a kilo.How many kilos of
let x=amt of cashews to add to the peanuts
20*p90+x*p150=(x+20)p110
1800+p150x=1p110x+2200
40x=400
x=10
amt of cashews to add to the peanuts= 10 kilos