SOLUTION: brian wishes to purchase 30 pounds of a party mix - made up of nuts and pretzels- for $50. To build the mixture, he will combine nuts that cost $4 per pound with pretzels that cost

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Question 1020658: brian wishes to purchase 30 pounds of a party mix - made up of nuts and pretzels- for $50. To build the mixture, he will combine nuts that cost $4 per pound with pretzels that cost $1 per pound. how many pounds of nuts and how many pounds of pretzels should he use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Try using the method demonstrated in this video:
two-part mixture using just one variable