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To find: The expression for the number of grams of carbohydrates the mix of each are one cup of peanuts, walnuts and almonds contains.
Answer to Problem 54WE
The mixer contains
Explanation of Solution
Given information: A cup of peanut contains 8 more grams of carbohydrates than a cup of walnuts and a cup of peanut contains 1less gram than a cup of almonds. Then mix one cup of each peanuts, walnuts and almonds. A cup of walnuts contains ‘ w’ gams of carbohydrates.
Calculation:
It is given that a cup of walnuts contains ‘ w’ grams of carbohydrates.
Now, it says a cup of peanut contains 8 more grams of carbohydrates than a cup of walnuts.
So, the expression for grams of carbohydrates in walnut is
Now, a cup of almond has 1 more grams than peanuts.
The expression for grams of carbohydrate in almond is
Now, it is mixing all nuts each of 1 cup, so the expression is
Simplify it,
Conclusion: The mixer contains
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