a certain mixture of nuts consists of 5 parts almonds to 2 parts walnuts , by weight . what is the number of pounds of almonds in 150 pounds of the mixture ?
"almonds : walnuts = 5 : 2 total mixture has 7 parts in a 150 pound mixture , almonds are 5 / 7 ( total mixture ) = 5 / 7 * 150 = 107 pounds answer ( a )"
divide(multiply(5, 150), add(5, 2))