SOLUTION: A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 40 pounds of a mixture worth $2.10 per pound. How many pounds of each should he us

SOLUTION: A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 40 pounds of a mixture worth $2.10 per pound. How many pounds of each should he us

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Question 1164451: A merchant wants to mix peanuts worth $3 per pound with jelly beans worth $1.50 per pound to make 40 pounds of a mixture worth $2.10 per pound. How many pounds of each should he use?
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