Question

brand A granola is 25% nuts and dried fruit and brand B granola is 10% nuts and dried fruit. how much of sweet item A and sweet item B should be mixed to form a 30-lb batch of sweets that is 22% nuts and dried fruit?

Answer 1

x = lbs of A
y = lbs of B
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x + y = 10
25x + 20y = 21*10
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x + y = 10
25x + 20y = 210



lbs of A = 2
y = lbs of B = 8