Question

A seedman has seeds worth 50¢ per pound mixed with seeds worth 80¢ per pound. If he wishes to make a mixture of 30 pounds to sell at 75¢ per pound, how many pounds of 80 cent seed should he use?

Answer 1

Write out steps used

Answer 2

do you want me to answer?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

well wait iam thinking

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

well we have infinity of solutions

Answer 7

look,
if we said that the number of pound of 50 cent seed is x
and that of 80 seeds is y
then 50x+80y=30*75
so for every given value of x
we have value of y
for example
if x=1
then the number of pound of 80 cent seeds is: y=220/8

Answer 8

ok. thank you ! but thats not an answer lol

Answer 9

why? it is not?

Answer 10

a) 5
b) 20
c) 25

Answer 11

well tell me what are these and from which country you are?

Answer 12

25 pounds

75(30)=80x+50(30-x)
2250=80x+1500-50x
750=30x
x=25

Answer 13

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