SOLUTION: A bag of peanuts is worth $0.36 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 42 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.35 per bag. How much is a b
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Question 782584: A bag of peanuts is worth $0.36 less than a bag of cashews. Equal amounts of peanuts and cashews are used to make 42 bags of a mixture that sells for $1.35 per bag. How much is a bag of cashews worth? Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1 bag peanuts, price d-0.36 dollars
1 bag cashews, price d dollars
Want mixture at 1.35 dollars per bag
The situation will use 21 bags of peanuts and 21 bags of cashews.
Think how this equation makes sense before continuing.
The numerator on the left accounts for the cost of the nuts. The denominator accounts for the amount of bags in the mixture. The ratio is the price per bag.
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