The local grocery store mixed 13 oz of planters mixed nuts with 19.5 oz of emerald mixed nuts to get 32.5 oz bags of mixed nuts that contain 56% peanuts.
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An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more numbers and variables.
Let x represent the amount of planters mixed nuts and y represent the amount of emerald mixed nuts, hence:
x + y = 32.5 (1)
Also:
0.5x + 0.6y = 0.56(32.5) (2)
From both equations:
x = 13, y = 19.5
The local grocery store mixed 13 oz of planters mixed nuts with 19.5 oz of emerald mixed nuts to get 32.5 oz bags of mixed nuts that contain 56% peanuts.
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