SOLUTION: A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 150 lb of millet seed costing $0.50 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.40 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed t

SOLUTION: A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 150 lb of millet seed costing $0.50 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.40 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed t

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Question 910607: A wild birdseed mix is made by combining 150 lb of millet seed costing $0.50 per pound with sunflower seeds costing $1.40 per pound. How many pounds of sunflower seeds are needed to make a mixture that costs $0.80 per pound?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The concentration of the mixture is unit of DOLLARS per POUND.
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