Question

A two-pound mixture of raisins and peanuts costs $7.50. The raisins cost $3.25 a pound and the peanuts costs $5.75 a pound. How much does each ingredient weight in the mixture?

Answer 1

he mixture refers to the one pound mix of peanuts and raisins that cost $7.50.

So you need to figure out how much of that 1 lb is raisins and how much is peanuts based on how much they each cost separately.

r=raisins, p=peanuts

(r x $3.25) + (p x $5.75) = $7.50

Answer 2

Answer:

each ingredient weighs a pound

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