pecans priced at $5.85 per pound are mixed with almonds priced at $4.93 per pound to make a 40 pound mixture that will sell for $5.62 per pound. How many pounds of pecans and how many pounds of almonds must be used for this mixture?

Answer 1

pounds of cheaper --- x
pounds of higher price -- 40-x

solve for x

4.93x + 5.85(40-x) = 5.62(40)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Carlie's favorite snacks are pecans and almonds. At the Nut Haus, pecans sell for $2.00 a pound and almonds sell for $4.50 a pound. Carlie wants to buy a mixture of nuts that weighs 6 pounds. She has $15.25 to spend on pecans and almonds.



Identify the two variables in the problem situation.