Question

A grocer mixes peanuts that cost $1.41 per pound and walnuts that cost $2.61 per pound to make 100 pounds of a mixture that costs $1.89 per pound. How much of each kind of nut is in the mixture?

Answer 1

w = 60 lb (amt. of walnuts needed)

100-w = 40 lb (amt. of peanuts needed)