SOLUTION: A store mixes red fescue worth $12 per pound and chewings fescue worth $16 per pound. The mixture is to sell for $13 per pound. Find how much of each should be used to make a 240-p

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Question 885394: A store mixes red fescue worth $12 per pound and chewings fescue worth $16 per pound. The mixture is to sell for $13 per pound. Find how much of each should be used to make a 240-pound mixture.
How many pounds of the red fescue should be in the mixture?

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