A grocery store wants to make a mixture of nuts consisting of cashews and pecans. The cashews sell for $4 per pound while the pecans sell for $10 a pound. How many pounds of each nut must be mixed to produce a 6 pound mixture that sells for $8 per pound.

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A grocery store wants to make a mixture of nuts consisting of cashews and pecans.   The cashews sell for $4 per pound while the pecans sell for $10 a pound.   How many pounds of each nut must be mixed to produce a 6 pound mixture that sells for $8 per pound.

Steve · Answer

total cost is 4c + 10(6-c) = 8*6 4c + 60 - 10c = 48 6c = 12 c = 2 so p = 4 Note that $8 is 2/3 of the way from $4 to $10, and so p is 2/3 of the final mix.

Arianna · Answer

If I had 40 pounds of pecans and each pound is $2.50 how much money will I have

Anonymous · Answer

A deli charges $2.50 for the first pound of meat, and $.75 for each additional pound.this is represented by the equation c=2.50+0.75,how many pounds I buy