A 20 lb bag of nut mix contains 40% peanuts and 60% cashews. To adjust the mix to have 20% peanuts, how much of the mix should be replaced with pure cashews?

remove 20% of peanuts and add 20% to the cashews

Answered by SCA | 2024-06-10

subtract 20% from peanuts and add that to cashews and you have 20% peanuts and 80% cashews. so you add and get 100%.

Answered by sabrinadanielle | 2024-06-10

To reduce the percentage of peanuts in a 20 lb bag of nut mix from 40% to 20%, you need to replace 10 lb of the mix with pure cashews. This calculation involves setting up an equation based on the proportions of peanuts and cashews. By solving the equation, we find the required weight to replace.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26