SOLUTION: A bag of peanuts is worth 30 cents less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.05 per bag. How much w
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Question 227839: A bag of peanuts is worth 30 cents less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.05 per bag. How much would a bag of cashews be 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 cents less than a bag of cashews.
Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 40 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.05 per bag.
How much would a bag of cashews be worth?
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Let x = cost of a bag of cashews
then
(x-.30) = cost of peanuts
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there will be 20 bags of each
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20x + 20(x-.30) = 1.05(40)
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20x + 20x - 6 = 42
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40x = 42 + 6
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40x = 48
x =
x = $1.20 cost of a bag of cashews
