Question

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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Answer 1

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]