Question

Businesses that sells food products need to combine ingredients in the correct amounts.They also need to determine what price to charge for the products they sell.
A company sells Apple Cherry Mix.They make large batches of the mix that can be to fill 250 bags each.Determine how many pounds of each ingredient should be used to make one batch of apple cherry mix, then decide how much the company should charge for each bag of Apple Cherry Mix and explaine how you made your decision.
IMPORTANT FACTS
ingredients in apple cherry mix(1bag)
-3/4 pound of dried apples
-1/2 pound of dried cherries
-1/4 pound of walnuts
COST OF INGREDIENTS
-Dried apples:$2.80 per pound
-Dried cherries: $4.48per pound

Answer 1

75*250=375 k of apples
5*250=125 k of cherries
25*250=72.5 k of walnuts for 250 bags

375*70=26250 cost of apples
180*125=22500 cost of cherries
160*72.5=11600 cost of walnuts

Hope this helps :)