a nursery sells kentucky bluegrass seed for $5.75 per pound and tall fescue seed for $4.50 per pound. the nursery sells a mixture of the two kinds of seed for $5.25 per pound. let k represent the amount of kentucky blue grass seed the nusery uses in in 5 pounds of the mixture

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Per pound cost of kentucky bluegrass seed = $5.75

Per pound cost of tall fescue seed = $4.50

Per pound cost of mixture of seeds = $5.25

is the amount of kentucky blue grass.

Total amount of the mixture = 5 pounds

Therefore, amount of tall fescue seed = (5 - ) pounds

To find:

The value of .

Cost of pounds of kentucky bluegrass seed =

Cost of (5 - ) pounds of tall fescue seed =

As per question statement:

Amount of kentucky blue grass seed used = 3 pounds

Amount of tall fescue seed used = 5-3 = 2 pounds

answer: 43/157

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