30pts for whoever answers ! solve the following problem. it may be to use draw a chart on scrap paper to organize the information and write the equation. be sure to show all steps (v. e.s. t.) and work in order to receive full credit. a grocer wants to make a 10-pound mixture of cashews and peanuts that he can sell for $3.64 per pound. if cashews cost $5.80 per pound and peanuts cost $2.20 per pound, how many pounds of each must he mix?

Let the weights of the cashews and peanuts be c and p respectively.  Then:

c + p = 10 lb.

The related cost equation is 5.80c + 2.20p = 3.64(c+p).

Because c + p = 10 lb,  the previous equation is equivalent to:

5.80c + 2.20p = 3.64(10)  =  36.40

Solving c + p for c, we get c = 10 - p.  Then, the last equation becomes:

5.80(10-p) + 2.20p = 36.40, or 58 - 5.8p = 36.4.  Solving for p:  

-5.8p = 36.4 - 58, or    -5.8p = -21.6.  Finally, p = 3.72 lb.

Since c + p = 10 (lb), c = 10-3.72 (lb), or   c = 6.28 lb.

He must make this 10-lb mixture as follows:  6.28 lb of cashews and 3.72 lb of peanuts.

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