SOLUTION: You need atleast 5 pounds of fruit to make muffins. Blueberries are $8 per pound and raspberries are $4 per pound and you can't spend more than $36 on fruit.

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Question 1188654: You need atleast 5 pounds of fruit to make muffins. Blueberries are $8 per pound and raspberries are $4 per pound and you can't spend more than $36 on fruit.

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need atleast 5 pounds of fruit to make muffins. Blueberries are $8 per pound and raspberries are $4 per pound and you can't spend more than $36 on fruit.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



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Answer by ikleyn(52790)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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