Question 1100856
The owner of Nuts2U Snack Shack mixes cashews worth ​$6.25
a pound with peanuts worth ​$2.30 a pound to get a​ half-pound, mixed-nut bag worth ​$1.90
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How much of each kind of nut is included in the mixed​ bag?
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Equations:
Value:: 6.25c + 2.30p = 1.90 
Quantity:: c + p = 1/2
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Modify for elimination::
625c + 230p = 190
625c + 625p = 312.5
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Subtract and solve for "p"
395p = 122.5
p = 0.31 lbs (amt of peanuts to use)
c = 0.5-0.31 = 0.19 lbs (amt of cashews to use)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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