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PEANUTS COST $3 PER POUND AND ALMONDS COST $4 PER POUND. CREATE A MIXTURE THAT IS 53 POUNDS OF NUTS AT A COST OF $155.
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\n" ); document.write( "$155/53 = $2.92/pound
\n" ); document.write( "Not possible. Any mix will be between $3 and $4 /pound.
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