SOLUTION: Phil blended his fancy cat-food with generic cat-food. The fancy cat food cost $12 per pound. The generic cat food cost $4 per pound. Phil ate 5 pounds of cat food each day, and
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Question 902728: Phil blended his fancy cat-food with generic cat-food. The fancy cat food cost $12 per pound. The generic cat food cost $4 per pound. Phil ate 5 pounds of cat food each day, and he could afford to spend $35 per day on cat food-wanting as much fancy cat food as possible. How many pounds of each type of cat food went into his daily blend? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):