SOLUTION: A 30-lb mixture of dried cranberries and blueberries costs $8.98 per pound. The mixture contains 12 pounds of dried cranberries that coast $4.99 per pound. What is the cost per pou

Question 313228: A 30-lb mixture of dried cranberries and blueberries costs $8.98 per pound. The mixture contains 12 pounds of dried cranberries that coast $4.99 per pound. What is the cost per pound of the dried blueberries?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12 lb cranberries, $4.99/lb
18 lb blueberries.
30 lb total, $8.98/lb

The blueberry price is $11.64/lb.

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