Problema Solution
peanuts cost 2.50 per pound and walnuts cost 5.00 per pound.If you mix 4 pounds of peanuts with 4 poundsof walnuts, what is cost of one pound of the mixture
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the total weight of the mixture is:
4 lbs of peanuts + 4 lbs of walnuts = 8 lbs mixture
the total cost of the mixture is:
2.50*4 + 5.00*4 = $30
the cost of one pound of the mixture = total cost / total weight
30/8 = $3.75 per pound
the cost of one pound of the mixture is $3.75.