SOLUTION: A grocer mixes two kinds of nuts that cost $2.49 lb and $3.89 lb. The grocer will create a 100 lb mixture of nuts that costs $3.19 lb. How much of each type of nut will be put in

Question 355024: A grocer mixes two kinds of nuts that cost $2.49 lb and $3.89 lb. The grocer will create a 100 lb mixture of nuts that costs $3.19 lb. How much of each type of nut will be put in the mixture?
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A grocer mixes two kinds of nuts that cost $2.49 lb and $3.89 lb. The grocer will create a 100 lb mixture of nuts that costs $3.19 lb. How much of each type of nut will be put in the mixture?
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$3.19 is the midpoint, or average of $2.49 and $3.89, so it's equal amounts.
--> 50 lb of each

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