SOLUTION: A grocery mixes oranges and bananas to make a 10 lb fruit basket. The oranges cost $0.75/lb and the bananas cost $0.60/lb. How many pounds of each should he use if the basket is to

Question 1008196: A grocery mixes oranges and bananas to make a 10 lb fruit basket. The oranges cost $0.75/lb and the bananas cost $0.60/lb. How many pounds of each should he use if the basket is to cost $6.90?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 pounds Orange, 4 pounds Bananas

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