# A nut wholesaler sells a mix of peanuts and cashews. The wholesaler charges $2.80 per pound for peanuts and$5.30 per pound for cashews. The mix is to sell for $3.30 per pound. How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of cashews should be used to make 100 pounds of the mix? Yulia 2020-10-19 Answered A nut wholesaler sells a mix of peanuts and cashews. The wholesaler charges$2.80 per pound for peanuts and $5.30 per pound for cashews. The mix is to sell for$3.30 per pound.
How many pounds of peanuts and how many pounds of cashews should be used to make 100 pounds of the mix?
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$2.8p+5.3c=330$
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$c=100-p$
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$2.8p+5.3\left(100-p\right)=330$
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$2.8+530-5.3p=330$
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$-2.5p+530=330$
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$-2.5p=-200$
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$p=80$
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$c=100-\left(80\right)$
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$c=20$
80 lbs of peanuts and 20 lbs of cashews