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a store sells cashews for $4.00 per pound and peanuts for $1.50 per pound. the manager decides to mix 20 pounds of peanuts with some cashews and sell the mixture for $2.00 per pound. how many pounds of cashews should be mixed with the peanuts so that the mixture will produce the same revenue as would selling the nuts separately?

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a store sells cashews for $4.00 per pound and peanuts for $1.50 per pound. the manager decides to mix 20 pounds of peanuts with some cashews and sell the mixture for $2.00 per pound. how many pounds of cashews should be mixed with the peanuts so that the mixture will produce the same revenue as would selling the nuts separately?

anonymous · Answer

if u have any ideas on how to do this it would be greatly appreciated

anonymous · Answer

please

anonymous · Answer

(pounds of peanuts)(price of peanuts per pound) + (pounds of cashews)(price of cashews)=(totalpounds)(price of pounds)
so then 20(1.5) + x(4) = (20+x)2 so x=5
it should be 5 pounds of cashews