SOLUTION: A bag of peanuts is worth #.30 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amount of peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a miture that sells for 1.05 per bag. How much is a bag o
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Question 189327: A bag of peanuts is worth #.30 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amount of peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a miture that sells for 1.05 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews worth? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A bag of peanuts is worth #.30 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amount of
peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a mixture that sells for 1.05 per bag.
How much is a bag of cashews worth?
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they said equal amts, 20 bags of peanuts and 20 bags of cashews were used to make a 40 bag mixture
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Let x = cost of cashews
then
(x-.30) = cost of peanuts
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A simple mixture equation:
20x + 20(x-.3) = 1.05(40)
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20x + 20x - 6 = 42.00
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40x = 42 + 6
x =
x = $1.20 a bag for cashews
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Check solution (peanuts cost .90)
20(1.2) + 20(.9) = 1.05(40)
24 + 18 = 42
