SOLUTION: A nursery has one kind of grass seed sellling at 75 cents per pound and another kind of grass seed selling at $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of seed should be mixed
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Question 268542: A nursery has one kind of grass seed sellling at 75 cents per pound and another kind of grass seed selling at $1.10 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of seed should be mixed to produce 60 pounds of seed that will sell for 93 cents per pound?(Remember to round to the nearest pound)
Thank You Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1.10x+.75(60-x)=.93*60
1.10x+45-.75x=55.8
.35x=55.8-45
.35x=10.8
x=10.8/.35
x=31 pounds of $1.10 seed is used.
60-31=29 pounds of $.75 seed is used.
Proof:
1.10*31+.75*29=.93*60
34.1+21.75=55.8
55.8~55.8
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