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Question 1144889: A store owner want to develop a new snack mix by mixing chocolate and trail mix. How many pounds of chocolate costing $19.20 per pound should be mixed with 14 pound of trail mix costing $2.90 per pound to create a mixture worth $11.05. (round to the nearest pound)
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INGREDIENT     PRICE      QUANTITY     COST
Chocolate      19.20         c         19.2c
TrailMix        2.90        14        2.9*14=40.6
New Mix        11.05

%2819.2c%2B40.6%29%2F%28c%2B14%29=11.05-------solve for c.