Peanuts are sold at $6 per kg. Cashew nuts are sold at $12 per kg. How many kilograms of cashew nuts are needed to mix with 12 k

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Peanuts are sold at $6 per kg. Cashew nuts are sold at $12 per kg. How many kilograms of cashew nuts are needed to mix with 12 k

g of peanuts to obtain a mixture of $8.4 per kg?

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1 answer:

n200080 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-10T02:45:12+03:00

Answer:

c = 8 kg of cashews

Step-by-step explanation:

hope this helps :)

i thought it was a different type of problem at first, but i realized you're looking for cost per kg. i worked it out keeping the units because i thought that would help make sure that we end up getting our answer in the correct units. feel free to let me know if something's unclear :)