Question

The Nutty Professor sells cashews for $7.10 per pound and Brazil nuts for $4.60 per pound. How much of each type should be used to make a 32 pound mixture that sells for $6.24 per pound?

Round answers to the nearest pound.



pounds of cashews
pounds of Brazil nuts

Answer 1

Pounds for cashew- 20.96

Pounds for Brazilian nut- 11.04

Explanation:

Let c be the pounds of cashew

Let b ne the pound of Brazilian but

32×6.24

= 199.68

7.1c + 4.60b= 199.68.......equation 1

c + b= 32..........equation 2

From equation 2

c= 32-b

Sub 32-b for c in equation 1

7.1(32-b) + 4.60b= 199.68

227.3-7.1b+4.60b, = 199.68

227.3-2.5b= 199.68

-2.5b= 199.69-227.3

- 2.5b= -27.61

b= 27.61/2.5

b= 11.04

Sub 11.04 for b in equation 2

c+b= 32

c + 11.04= 32

c= 32-11.04

c= 20.96