Question

a sanack company wants to make a mixture of peanuts and rasins to sell for $5 per pound. The have 50 pounds of rasins that cost $2 per pound. Peanuts sell for $7 per pund. how many pounds of peanuts should they add to make a mixture that sells for $5 per pound

Answer 1

@kropot72 do you know how to solve this

Answer 2

Let the number of pounds of peanuts to be added = p
(50 * 2) + (p * 7) = 5(50 + p)
100 + 7p = 250 + 5p
Can you solve the equation to find p?

Answer 3

yea hang on

Answer 4

75

Answer 5

Good work! Your answer is correct.

Answer 6

cool thanks man

Answer 7

You're welcome :)