A recipe for peanut butter requires 12 pounds of butter and 10 pounds of peanuts. a pound of peanuts costs four times as much as a pound of butter. if the total cost of the batch of peanut butter is $91, how much does one pound of butter cost?

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Captain Crunch

4 December, 13:56

A recipe for peanut butter requires 12 pounds of butter and 10 pounds of peanuts. a pound of peanuts costs four times as much as a pound of butter. if the total cost of the batch of peanut butter is $91, how much does one pound of butter cost?

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Santiago Rivers · Answer 1

Let a pound of butter cost $x

butter = x

peanut = 4x

12x + 10 (4x) = 91

12x + 40x = 91

52x = 91

x = $1.75

x = $1.75

One pound of butter cost $1.75