SOLUTION: the nutty professor sell cashews for $7.00 per pound and brazil nuts for $ 4.40 per pound how much of each type should be use to make a 29 pound mixture that sells for $5.83 per po

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Question 1197469: the nutty professor sell cashews for $7.00 per pound and brazil nuts for $ 4.40 per pound how much of each type should be use to make a 29 pound mixture that sells for $5.83 per pound round the answers to the nearest pound
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi  
cashews for $7.00 per pound 
brazil nuts for $ 4.40 per pound 
Mixture: 29lbs selling for 5.83/lb
Let x be the number of cashew lbs in the mixture
 7.00x + 4.40 (29-x)= 5.83*29
 Final Step for calculating x:        
                  x = 1.43*29/2.6   lbs of Cashews
Recommend using calculator as final step
(makes it easier to check Your previous steps) 
  will let You finish Up.              
Wish You the Best in your Studies.


Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See the other problem. This is just like it, but for prices instead of percentages.