Question 178479
Plain granola costs $6.00 per pound. Dried banana slices cost $4.00 per pound. The store makes up 40 pounds of the new cereal and sells it at $5.80 per pound. How much of each ingredient will go into the 40 pound mixture?
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Equation:
value + value = value
6x + 4(40-x) = 5.80*40
6x + 4*40 - 4x = 5.80*40
2x = 1.8*40
x = 36 lbs. (amt. of $6 granola in the mixture)
40-x = 4 lbs.(amt. of $4 banana slices in the mixture)
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Cheers,
Stan H.