SOLUTION: Peanuts cost $5 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $6. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $56? (En

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Question 1021236: Peanuts cost $5 per pound and a bag of raisins costs $6. How many pounds of peanuts must be mixed with the bag of raisins to have a peanut-raisin blend that has a value of $56? (Enter an exact number.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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p and r, the pounds of PEANUTS and of RAISINS

This is all that your description allows:
5p%2B6r=56

Your description and question do not give only one unique exact number or pair of them.