SOLUTION: Tim and Judy mix two kinds of feed for pedigree dogs. They wish to make 17 pounds of feed worth $0.22 pound by mixing one kind worth $0.11 per pound with another worth $0.50 per po
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Question 182520: Tim and Judy mix two kinds of feed for pedigree dogs. They wish to make 17 pounds of feed worth $0.22 pound by mixing one kind worth $0.11 per pound with another worth $0.50 per pound. How many pounds of the cheaper kind should they use in the mix? Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x and y be the amount of .11 and .5 mixtures respectively
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x+y=17..........eq 1
.11x+.5y=.22(17).eq 2
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rewrite eq 1 to x=17-y and plug that value into eq 2
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.11(17-y)+.5y=3.74
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1.87-.11y+.5y=3.74
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.39y=1.87
: pounds of $.50 mix
: pounds of $.11 mix
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