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22 February, 11:52

Sunflower seeds selling for 70 cents per pounde are mixed with finch food selling for 90 cents per pound to create a 13.5 pound mixture worth $11.05. How many pounds of each seed should be used to make the mixture

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  1. 22 February, 12:52
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    13.5 pounds for each seed.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    0.7$ of sunflower seed per pound 0.9$ of finch seed per pound

    Because 1 $ = 100 cent

    So 0.7 * 5.5 = 3.85 $

    3.85$ sunflower seed add 5.5 pound

    0.9 * 8 = 7.2$ finch seed add 8 pound

    8 + 5.5 = 13.5
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