A nut store normally sells cashews, for $9.00 per pound and almonds for $3.50 per pound. But at the end of the month the almonds: had not sold well, so, in order to scll, 60 pounds of almonds, the manager mix the 60 pounds of almonds with some cashews and sell the mixture for $7.50 per pound. How many pounds of cashews should be mixed with the almonds to ensure no change in the revenue?

Respuesta :

Answer:

160 lbs of cashews

Explaination:

almonds mixed is 60 lbs

9x+3.50*60 = 7.5(x+60)

9x+210=7.5x+450

1.5x= 240

x= 240/1.5 = 160 lbs of cashew

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