SOLUTION: SEED MIXTURE: a nursery has one kind of grass seed selling at 75 cents per pound and another kind of grass seed selling at $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should be m

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Question 239006: SEED MIXTURE: a nursery has one kind of grass seed selling at 75 cents per pound and another kind of grass seed selling at $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should be mixed to produce 50 pounds of a mixture of seed that will sell for 90 cents a pound. I cannot figure out how to work this problem your help would be much appreciated.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="pounds of $.75 seed", so 50-x="pounds of $1.10 seed"

x(.75) + (50 - x)(1.10) = 50(.90)