in a mixture of nuts contains only peanuts and cashews. for every 1 oz of cashews there are 5 oz of peanuts. if the mixture contains a total of 27 oz, how many ounces of each type of nut does the mixture contain?

Israel Hale

Israel Hale

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2022-07-31

in a mixture of nuts contains only peanuts and cashews. for every 1 oz of cashews there are 5 oz of peanuts. if the mixture contains a total of 27 oz, how many ounces of each type of nut does the mixture contain?

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Danica Ray

Danica Ray

Beginner2022-08-01Added 15 answers

For every 1 of cashews there are 5 of peanuts
6 of nuts contains 1 of cashes
1 of neuts contains 1 6 of cashes
27 of nuts contains 27 × 1 6 of cashes
Ounce of peanuts = ( 27 4 5 ) = 22 5
Ounce of cashes = 4 5
Ounce of per nuts = 22 5

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