SOLUTION: A candy shop mixes nuts worth $1.10 per pound with another variety worth $0.80 per pound in order to make 42 pounds of a mixture worth $0.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind

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Question 205852: A candy shop mixes nuts worth $1.10 per pound with another variety worth $0.80 per pound in order to make 42 pounds of a mixture worth $0.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of nut should be used?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.1x+.8(42-x)=.9(42)
1.1x+33.6-.8x=37.8
.3x=4.2
x=14 lbs of $1.10
28 lbs of $0.80