Peanuts sell for $6.00 per pound and cashews sell for $10.00 per pound. A merchant wants to sell a mixture of peanuts and cashews. How many pounds of peanuts and cashews must be used to create 17
pounds of a mixture that will sell for $8.82 per pound? Round answers off to the nearest whole number.
The mixture must contain how many
pounds of peanuts.
The mixture must contain how many
pounds of cashews.