Question

A trail mix that costs $2.45 per pound is mixed with a trail mix that costs $2.30 per pound. How much of each type of trail mix must be used to have 30 pounds of trail mix that costs $2.35 per pound?

Answer 1

10 pounds of trial mix that costs $2.45 and 20 pounds of trial mix that costs $2.30

Explanation:

`\\\text{Let x pounds of the trial mix that costs \$2.45 per pound, and y pounds of the trial mix}\\\text{that costs \$2.30 per pound are added to get a 30 pounds of trial mix }\\\text{that costs \$2.35 per pound. since the total mixture is 30 pounds, so we get}\\\\x+y=30\ \ \ \ \ \ \  \ \ \ \ \  \  ...... (i)\\\\\text{and the total cost equation is given by}\\\\\$2.45 x + \$2.30 y=\$2.35 (30)\\\\2.45 x + 2.30 y=70.5 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ...... (ii)\\`

`\text{now to solve the equation (i) and (ii), we'll substitute }y=30-x \text{ from (i) into (ii)}\\\text{so we get}\\\\2.45x+2.30(30-x)=70.5\\\\2.45x+69-2.30x=70.5\\\\\Rightarrow 2.45x-2.30x=70.5-69\\\\\Rightarrow 0.15x=1.5\\\\\Rightarrow x=(1.5)/(0.15)\\\\\Rightarrow x=10\\\\\text{plug this value of x in (i), we get}\\\\y=30-x=30-10=20\\\\\text{so we must add 10 Pounds of trial mix that costs \$ 2.45 and 20 pounds of}\\\text{the trial mix that costs \$2.30}`