Problema Solution
Jake wanted mixed nuts for their party. They mixed cashews valued at $3.50 per pound and mixed walnuts valued at $4.30 per pound to produce a 10 pund mixture valued at $4 per pound. Find the number of pounds of each nut.
Answer provided by our tutors
let
c = lbs of the cashews
w = lbs of the walnuts
They mixed cashews valued at $3.50 per pound and mixed walnuts valued at $4.30 per pound to produce a 10 pound mixture valued at $4 per pound:
c + w = 10
3.50c + 4.40w = 4*10
by solving the above system of equation we find:
c = 4.44 lbs
w = 5.56 lbs
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4.44 pounds of cashews should be mixed with 5.56 lbs of walnuts.