# 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? # 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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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? ## Answers (1) 2020-10-20 1 2.8p+5.3c=330 2 c=100-p 3 2.8p+5.3(100-p)=330 4 2.8+530-5.3p=330 5 -2.5p+530=330 6 -2.5p=-200 7 p=80 8 c=100-(80) 9 c=20 80 lbs of peanuts and 20lbs of cashews ### Relevant Questions asked 2021-05-22 Which of the following are assumptions for the Significance Test for the Proportion? Data is from a Normal Distribution nphat and n(1-phat) are both greater than 15 Data is Quantitative. Data is from a convenience sample. Data is Categorical. Data is from a random sample. nPo and n(1-Po) are both the greater than 1 asked 2021-05-14 Find the coefficient of$$x^7$$ in the expression $$(x^3+\frac{4}{x^2})^4$$ asked 2020-11-12 Finance bonds/dividends/loans exercises, need help or formulas Some of the exercises, calculating the Ri is clear, but then i got stuck: A security pays a yearly dividend of 7€ during 5 years, and on the 5th year we could sell it at a price of 75€, market rate is 19%, risk free rate 2%, beta 1,8. What would be its price today? 2.1 And if its dividend growths 1,7% each year along these 5 years-what would be its price? A security pays a constant dividend of 0,90€ during 5 years and thereafter will be sold at 10 €, market rate 18%, risk free rate 2,5%, beta 1,55, what would be its price today? At what price have i purchased a security if i already made a 5€ profit, and this security pays dividends as follows: first year 1,50 €, second year 2,25€, third year 3,10€ and on the 3d year i will sell it for 18€. Market rate is 8%, risk free rate 0,90%, beta=2,3. What is the original maturity (in months) for a ZCB, face value 2500€, required rate of return 16% EAR if we paid 700€ and we bought it 6 month after the issuance, and actually we made an instant profit of 58,97€ You'll need 10 Vespas for your Parcel Delivery Business. Each Vespa has a price of 2850€ fully equipped. Your bank is going to fund this operation with a 5 year loan, 12% nominal rate at the beginning, and after increasing 1% every year. You'll have 5 years to fully amortize this loan. You want tot make monthly installments. At what price should you sell it after 3 1/2 years to lose only 10% of the remaining debt. asked 2020-11-01 Melanie mixes water with plant fertilizer in a proportional relationship that can be represented by the equation w = 3p, where w is the number of quarts of water and p is the number of tablespoons of plant fertilizer. To keep this suggested ratio, should Melanie mix 1 quart of water for every 3 tablespoons of fertilizer or 3 quarts of water for every 1 tablespoon of fertilizer? Explain. asked 2020-11-22 A phone company offers a monthly data plan for$10 a month. The plan includes 2 megabytes of data, and charges $0.10 per megabytes above the 2 megabytes of data. Write a piece-wise defined function for T(x), the cost for x megabytes of data used in a month. asked 2021-01-30 A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new brand of coffee that sells for$4.10 per pound by mixing two coffees that sell for $2.75 and$5.00 per pound, respectively. What amounts of each coffee should be blended to obtain the desired mixture?
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