SOLUTION: A grocery store sells a mixture of peanuts and raisins for $1.75 per pound. Peanuts cost $1.25 per pound and raisins cost $2.75 per pound. How many pounds of raisins are needed to

SOLUTION: A grocery store sells a mixture of peanuts and raisins for $1.75 per pound. Peanuts cost $1.25 per pound and raisins cost $2.75 per pound. How many pounds of raisins are needed to

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Question 900550: A grocery store sells a mixture of peanuts and raisins for $1.75 per pound. Peanuts cost $1.25 per pound and raisins cost $2.75 per pound. How many pounds of raisins are needed to mix with four pounds of peanuts?
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