Macario is making 14 pounds of nut mixture with macadamia nuts and almonds. Macadamia nuts cost $8 per pound and almonds cost$4.75 per pound. How many pounds of almonds should Macario use for the mixture to cost $95.75 per pound to make.

Answer 1

add up the value of each part of the mix. Note that the $95.75 is the total cost, not the cost per pound.

4.75x + 8(14-x) = 95.75