SOLUTION: How many pounds of hamburger that costs $1.60 per pound must be mixed with 70 pounds of hamburger that costs $2.10 per pound to make a mixture that costs $1.70 per pound.
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Question 190502: How many pounds of hamburger that costs $1.60 per pound must be mixed with 70 pounds of hamburger that costs $2.10 per pound to make a mixture that costs $1.70 per pound. Answer by jonvaliente(64) (Show Source):
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Let x=no of pounds of hamburger that costs 1.60 per pound
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Subtracting 119 from both sides, we get:
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Subtracting 1.6x from both sides, we get:
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Dividing both sides by 0.1, we get:
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Therefore we must add 280 pounds of hamburger.
