SOLUTION: dried fruit sells for .60 per oz. and nuts sell for .50 per oz. the store wants to make 20 oz. of mixture that sells for .54 per oz. how many ounces of dried fruit and nuts shou

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Question 655092: dried fruit sells for .60 per oz. and nuts sell for .50 per oz.
the store wants to make 20 oz. of mixture that sells for .54 per oz.
how many ounces of dried fruit and nuts should they mix?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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.60x+.50(20-x)=.54*20
.60x+10-.50x=10.8
.10x=10.8-10
.10x=.8
x=.8/.10
x=8 0z. of dried fruit is used.
20-8=12 oz. of nuts are used.
Proof:
.60*8+.50*12=10.8
4.8+6=10.8
10.8=10.8