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You have one type of nut that sells for $4.60/lb and another type of nut that sells for $5.30/lb.
You would like to have 4.2 lbs of a nut mixture that sells for $5.00/lb.
How much of each nut will you need to obtain the desired mixture?
You will need
lbs of the cheaper nut
and
lbs of the expensive nut. 1.8
2.4