SOLUTION: The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $15 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 100 pounds of the cashews to

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Question 1070777: The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $6 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $15 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 100 pounds of the cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $8 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts should be used?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p peanuts
c cashews

system%28%286p%2B15c%29%2F100=8%2Cp%2Bc=100%29


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A couple of steps to begin solving the system,
6p%2B15c=800
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6p%2B15%28100-p%29=800
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