document.write( "Question 162473: Mr. John sells a mixture of m&m's and chocolate covered raisons for $2.39 a pound. If the m&m's cost $2.59 per pound and the chocolate covered raisons cost $2.41 per pound, how many pounds of m&m's and how many pounds of chocolate covered raisons are in a 140 pound mixture? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Because both ingrediants are more expensive ($2.41 & $2.59) than the mix ($2.39). No mix of $2.41 & $2.59 will result in a $ 2.39 mixture. \n" ); document.write( "

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