Question

You have one type of nut that sells for $3.00/lb and another type of nut that sells for $8.20/lb. You would like to have 41.6 lbs of a nut mixture that sells for $4.70/lb. How much of each nut will you need to obtain the desired mixture?

Answer 1

bro linear equation ftw!

Answer 2

I know it is a linear equation, but I'm still having difficulty setting it up...

Answer 3

Let x = amount of nuts that cost $3.00/lb, then (41.6 - x) would be the amount of nuts that cost $8.20/lb.\[3.00x+8.20(41.6-x)=4.70(41.6)\]

Answer 4

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Answer 5

@alanli123 your replies are not helpful.

Answer 6

You're welcome.

Answer 7

Thanks bro.