A nut mixture of walnuts and cashew nuts at a small fair is $1.00 per pound of walnuts and $4.19 per pound of cashew nuts. Over
the entire day, 121 pounds of the nut mixture were sold for $280.50. If p is the number walnuts and n is the number of cashew nuts, then the system of equations that models this scenario is: p+n=121p+4.19n=280.50
2 answers:
Answer: There are 71 walnuts and 50 cashew nuts.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we have given that
Cost of per pound of walnuts = $1.00
Cost of per pound of cashew nuts = $4.19
Total number of pounds = 121
Total Amount for mixture = $280.50
Let the number of walnuts be 'p'.
Let the number of cashew nuts be 'n'.
According to question, it becomes,
By graphing method, we get that
We get that
p = 71 and n = 50
Hence, there are 71 walnuts and 50 cashew nuts.
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