SOLUTION: How many pounds of bananas and how many pounds of mangos are in a 5-pound bag of mixed fruit, if bananas cost $3 per pound and mangos cost $5.50 per pound, and I paid $17.50 for th

SOLUTION: How many pounds of bananas and how many pounds of mangos are in a 5-pound bag of mixed fruit, if bananas cost $3 per pound and mangos cost $5.50 per pound, and I paid $17.50 for th

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Question 887912: How many pounds of bananas and how many pounds of mangos are in a 5-pound bag of mixed fruit, if bananas cost $3 per pound and mangos cost $5.50 per pound, and I paid $17.50 for the 5-pound bag?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your question is this type of mixture cost problem:
Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown
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