Question

birdseed costs $0.68 a pound and sunflower seeds cost $0.98 a pound. Angela Leinenbach's pet store wishes to make a 40 pound mixture of birdseed and sunflower seeds that sells for $0.92 per pound. How many pounds of each type of seed should she use?

Answer 1

Okay, let's break this down step-by-step:

* Birdseed costs $0.68 per pound

* Sunflower seeds cost $0.98 per pound

* The 40 pound mixture will sell for $0.92 per pound

* Let's call the number of pounds of birdseed x

* Then the number of pounds of sunflower seeds is 40 - x

* $0.92 * 40 = $36

* $0.68x + $0.98(40-x) = $36

* $0.68x + $39.20 - $0.98x = $36

* $-0.3x = $-3.20

* x = 10

* So 10 pounds of birdseed and 40 - 10 = 30 pounds of sunflower seeds.

In summary:

10 lbs of birdseed

30 lbs of sunflower seeds

Does this make sense? Let me know if you have any other questions!