Problema Solution
The manager of a candy shop sells chocolate covered peanuts for $9 per pound and chocolate covered cashews for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 75-pound mixture that will sell for $13 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used?
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let
p = lbs of the chocolate covered peanuts
c = lbs of the chocolate covered cashews
the manager wishes to make a 75-pound mixture that will sell for $13 per pound
p + c = 75
9p + 14c = 13*75
by solving the system of equations we find
p = 15 lbs
c = 60 lbs
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the manager should use 15 pounds of chocolate covered peanuts and 60 pounds of chocolate covered cashews.