Question

Cecile packages snack mix at a health food store.

She uses 13 of her supply of sunflower seeds to make a salted snack mix and 29 of her supply to make an unsalted snack mix. If Cecile uses 10 pounds of sunflower seeds, how many pounds of seeds are in her supply?

Answer 1

Answer:her supply has 18 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:Assume that the number of pounds in her supply is x.

We are given that:

She uses 1/3 x in salted mix and 2/9 x in unsalted mix.

This means that:

Total amount used = 1/3 x + 2/9 x = 5/9 x of her supply

Now, we are also given that:

She used 10 pounds of her supply.

This means that:

5/9 x = 10

5x = 9*10 = 90

x = 18 pounds

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