Question

A food store makes a 11- pound mixture if peanuts, almonds and raisins. The cost of peanut is $1.50 per pound, almonds cost $3.00 per pound, and raisins cost $1.50 per pound. The mixture calls for twice as many peanuts as almonds. The total cost of the mixture is $21.00. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

Answer 1

6 pounds of peanuts
3 pounds of almonds
2 pounds of raisans