A grocer wants to make a 10 pound mixture of cashews and peanuts that he can sell for $3.64 per pound. If cashews cost $5.80 per pounds and peanuts cost $2.20 per pound how many pounds of each nuts must he mix?
one pound of peanuts = $2.20 one pound of cashews = $5.80 Total pound = 10 Selling price per pound = $3.64 ] --- Selling price per pound = $3.64 Selling price for 10 pound = $3.64 x 10 = $36.40
Assumed all peanuts, Total price = 10 x 2.20 = $22
Difference in total price = 36.40 - 22 = 14.40 Difference in price between peanuts and cashews = 5.80 - 2.20 = 3.60
Find number of pounds of cashews 14.40 ÷ 3.6 = 4 pounds of chashews
10 - 4 = 6 pounds of peanuts
Ans: He must mixed 6 pounds of peanuts with 4 pounds of cashew
