SOLUTION: The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $4 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $7 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that
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Question 849945: The owner of a candy store wants to mix some peanuts worth $4 per pound, some cashews worth $8 per pound, and some Brazil nuts worth $7 per pound to get 50 pounds of a mixture that will sell for $6.10 per pound. She uses 5 fewer pounds of cashews than peanuts. How many pounds of each did she use? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
