SOLUTION: a mixture of nuts contains peanuts and cashews. there are 7 more than twice as many cashews as peanuts. the total mixture contains 472 nuts. how many peanuts are there? how many ca

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Question 1054092: a mixture of nuts contains peanuts and cashews. there are 7 more than twice as many cashews as peanuts. the total mixture contains 472 nuts. how many peanuts are there? how many cashews are there?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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peanuts=x
cashews=2x+7
x+2x+7=472
3x+7=472
3x=465
x=155 peanuts
2x+7=317 cashews
They add to 472