Write an equation and a solution for the problem. A health food store sells oatmeal for $3.60 per pound and bran flakes for $4.80 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to get a mixture of 30 pounds that sells for $4.00 a pound?

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anonymous · Answer

killing them with these mixture problem, huh?

parthkohli · Answer

I hate these >.<

anonymous · Answer

lets cut to the chase $$4.80x+3.60(30-x)=30\times 4$$ $$48x+36(30-x)=1200$$ http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=48x%2B36%2830-x%29%3D1200 10 pounds of the $4.80 mixture and so 20 of the $3.60