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In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to pea [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2020, 04:36
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In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to peanuts by weight is 5:8:11. When 156 pounds of the mixture are made, how many pounds of peanuts are used?

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Re: In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to pea [#permalink] New post   08 Oct 2020, 07:06
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peanuts in pounds in mixture = 11*156/(5+8+11) =71.5

answer is 71.5
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Re: In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to pea [#permalink] New post   10 Oct 2020, 15:12
Any better explanation?
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Re: In a mixture of nuts, the ratio of almonds to cashews to pea [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2020, 07:38
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Any better explanation?


almonds to cashews to peanuts

\(A:C:P = 5:8:11\)


We do have 11 pounds for the total picture which is = to 5+8+11=24

The peanuts are \(\frac{11}{24}\) and we have a total of mixture = to 156

So the peanuts are \(\frac{11}{24} *156
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In other words, 11/24 represents how much of the total pound 156 or 71.5 pounds of peanuts over a total of 156 pounds
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