Question

A grocery store sells a mixture of peanuts and raisins for $1.75 per pound. if peanuts cost $1.25 per pound and raisins cost $2.75 per pound, what amount of raisins and peanuts go into 1 pound of the mixture?

Answer 1

Let R be raisins quantity and P be peanuts quantity.

R + P = 1
1.25*P + 2.75*R = 1.75

Solve for R and P.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1.25*(1-R) + 2.75*R = 1.75
1.25 + 1.5R = 1.75
1.5R = 1.75 - 1.25
R = 0.5/1.5

R = 0.33
P = 0.67

Answer 4

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