Question

Mary has two bags of nuts, one with 60% peanuts and the other with 12% peanuts. To make a 5 lb bag of 44%, how much of each should Mary use?

Answer 1

peanuts + peanuts = peanuts

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0.60x + 0.35(8-x) = 0.50*8

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60x + 35*8 - 35x = 50*8