SOLUTION: A butcher combines 8lb of hamburger which costs $2.25 per pound with 12lb of hamburger which costs $2.00 per pound. Which is the cost per pound of the mixture?
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Question 1008963: A butcher combines 8lb of hamburger which costs $2.25 per pound with 12lb of hamburger which costs $2.00 per pound. Which is the cost per pound of the mixture? Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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M=per pound cost of mixture;
weight of mixture = 8lb+12lb = 20lb
8lb($2.25/lb)+12lb($2.00/lb)=20lb(M)
$18+$24=20lb(M)
$42=20lb(M)
$2.10/lb=M
ANSWER: The mixture cost $2.10 per pond
