Walnuts cost $6 per pound and peanuts cost $3.50 a pound. Four pounds of walnuts and three pounds of peanuts are mixed. What is the cost for one pound of the mixture?
2007-05-22 01:50:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
6*4 + 3.50*3 = 34.50
$34.50 / 7lbs = $4.93 per lb for the mixture
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2007-05-22 01:55:51 · answer #1 · answered by Robert L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(6 x 4) + (3.5 x 3) divided by 7 = $ per pound
Total pounds equals 4+3 (7)
2007-05-22 09:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Fadangled Mushrooms 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(6 X 4) + (3 X 3.50) / 3 + 4 =
2007-05-22 08:57:05 · answer #3 · answered by udontreallydou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$4.93 lbs for the mixture
2007-05-22 08:59:06 · answer #4 · answered by liveyourlife♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats looks like a ratio question
4x6 3x3.5 = y
y/7 = answer
2007-05-22 08:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by loujitsu1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$4.93
2007-05-22 08:56:52 · answer #6 · answered by k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋