SOLUTION: how many pounds of peanuts costing $2.00 a pound should be mixed with 4 pounds of cashews costing $4.50 a pound to obtain a mixture costing $3.00 a pound?
Question 439760: how many pounds of peanuts costing $2.00 a pound should be mixed with 4 pounds of cashews costing $4.50 a pound to obtain a mixture costing $3.00 a pound? Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):