Problema Solution
sherri is putting together 40 pounds of trail mix made up of dried fruit and nuts. she plans on selling the mix for $3 per pound. how many pounds of each should she use if the dried fruit sells for $2.50 per pound and the nuts sell for $5 per pound?
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let 'x' represent the amount of $2.50 dried fruit used, then '40-x' represents the amount of $5 nuts used
40(3) = 2.5x + 5(40-x)
solving for 'x' we have x=32
40-32 = 8
Sherri should use 32 pounds of dried fruit and 8 pounds of nuts