SOLUTION: The Nutty Shoppe has 10 kg of mixed pecans and cashews, which sell for $ 8 per kilogram. Cashews alone sell for $8 per kilogram, and pecans sell for $9 per kilogram. How many kilog

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Question 40685: The Nutty Shoppe has 10 kg of mixed pecans and cashews, which sell for $ 8 per kilogram. Cashews alone sell for $8 per kilogram, and pecans sell for $9 per kilogram. How many kilograms of pecans are there in the mix?
How many kilograms of cashews are there in the mix?
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Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
IF YOU HAVE THE CORRECT PROBLEM THEN 8*10=9P+8C OR 8*10=9*(10-C)+8(C) OR
80=90-9C+8C OR 80-90=-C OR C=10 KG OR CACHEWS THEREFORE THERE ARE 0 KG OF PECANS.