Posted on March 3, 2010.
Please help me with math word problem? In a nut shop gourmet nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $ 1.50 a pound and
sell macadamia for 8.50 USD per pound. Lee wants to buy 5 kilos of mixed nuts
by mixing 3.5 pounds of cashews and 1.5 kg of macadamia nuts. What will
price per kilogram of mixture?
£ 3.5 x $ 1.50/lb + $ 8.50/lb x £ 1.5 = $ 18.00
$ 18.00 / £ 5 = $ 3.60/lb