a wholesaler wishes to sell 100 pounds of mixed nuts at $ 2.50 a pound . she mixes peanuts worth $ 1.50 a pound with cashews worth $ 4.00 a pound . how many pounds of cashews must she use ?
"cashews / peanuts = ( mean price - peanuts price ) / ( cashew price - mean price ) = ( 2.5 - 1.5 ) / ( 4 - 2.5 ) = 2 / 3 cashew = ( 2 / 5 ) * 100 = 40 kg answer is a ."
divide(multiply(subtract(4.00, 2.50), 100), 2.50)