SOLUTION: A manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $8 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix fifty pounds of cashews to get

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Question 355982: A manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $8 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix fifty pounds of cashews to get a cashew-peanut mixture that will sell for $9 per pound. How many pounds of chocolate covered peanuts should be used?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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(x)(8) + (50)(14) = (50 + x)(9)