OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §3.3 Solve Mixture Applications · Try It 13 · Algebra · Algebra word problems

Solve Mixture Applications · Try It 13

Orlando is mixing nuts and cereal squares to make a party mix. Nuts sell for $7 a pound and cereal squares sell for $4 a pound. Orlando wants to make 30 pounds of party mix at a cost of $6.50 a pound, how many pounds of nuts and how many pounds of cereal squares should he use?

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OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §3.3 Solve Mixture Applications · Try It 13

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