A jar of mixed nuts has 45% peanuts, 30% almonds, and 25% cashews by weight. if the jar contains 12 ounces of almonds how many ounces of cashews does it contain?

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1 Answer
Jul 18, 2018

The jar contains 10 ounces of cashews.

Explanation:

Let jar contains x ounces of mixed nuts , then quantity of

almonds is A=0.3 x which is equal to 12 ounces .

:. 0.3 x=12 or x =12/0.3= 40 ounces , therefore, jar contains

40 ounces of mixed nuts. Cashew content is 25% of mixed

nut. Hence quantity of cashew is :. C=0.25 *40=10 ounces.

The jar contains 10 ounces of cashew. [Ans]