SOLUTION: The owner of Nuts2U Snack Shack mixes cashews worth $5.50 a pound with peanuts worth $2.30 a pound to get a half-pound, mixed-nut bag worth $1.70. How much of each kind of nut is

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Question 1043945: The owner of Nuts2U Snack Shack mixes cashews worth $5.50 a pound with peanuts worth $2.30 a pound to get a half-pound, mixed-nut bag worth $1.70. How much of each kind of nut is included in the mixed bag?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is too typical a type of mixture problem. Account for how many pounds and for how much cost of the mixture.

video example

two-part mixture lesson, cost or price