SOLUTION: The manager of a farmer's market has 350 lb of grain that costs $1.30 per pound. How many pounds of meal costing $0.80 per pound should be mixed with the 350 lb of grain to produce

Question 1079963: The manager of a farmer's market has 350 lb of grain that costs $1.30 per pound. How many pounds of meal costing $0.80 per pound should be mixed with the 350 lb of grain to produce a mixture that costs $1.15 per pound?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, how many pounds of meal at $0.80 per pound

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One part unknown in two-part mixture, lesson
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