SOLUTION: The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $4.75 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.50 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 90 pounds of mixture that h
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Question 927932: The Modern Grocery has cashews that sell for $4.75 a pound and peanuts that sell for $2.50 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 90 pounds of mixture that he can sell for $3.00 per pound. Express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice to find the solution of the problem. Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = pounds of cashews
y = pounds of peanuts
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4.75x + 2.50y = 3.00*90
x + y = 90
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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4.75x + 2.50y = 270
x + y = 90
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solution:
x = pounds of cashews = 20
y = pounds of peanuts = 70
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