SOLUTION: A one-pound mixture of raisins and peanuts costs $7.50. The raisins cost $3.25 a pound and the peanuts cost $5.75 a pound. How much of each ingredient is in the mixture?

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Question 1156749: A one-pound mixture of raisins and peanuts costs $7.50. The raisins cost $3.25 a pound
and the peanuts cost $5.75 a pound. How much of each ingredient is in the mixture?

Found 3 solutions by mananth, ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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This problem does not make sense.
the values are negative
check the problem

Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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I confirm that the problem is DEFECTIVE.



Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Nonsense...!

The cost per pound has to be somewhere between the cost per pound of the peanuts and the cost per pound of the raisins.