SOLUTION: At the local grocery store, apples are $1.20 per pound and oranges are $1.80 per pound. If the grocer wants to offer a 1.69-pound bag of mixed fruit for $1.62 per pound, how many p

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Question 906432: At the local grocery store, apples are $1.20 per pound and oranges are $1.80 per pound. If the grocer wants to offer a 1.69-pound bag of mixed fruit for $1.62 per pound, how many pounds of apples must he use?
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