SOLUTION: The manager of a farmers market has 400 pounds of grain that cost $1.90 per pound. How many pounds of meal costing 0.80 per pound should be mixed with the 400 pounds of grain to pr

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Question 1152261: The manager of a farmers market has 400 pounds of grain that cost $1.90 per pound. How many pounds of meal costing 0.80 per pound should be mixed with the 400 pounds of grain to produce a mixture that cost $1.35 per pound
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The manager of a farmers market has 400 pounds of grain that cost $1.90 per pound. How many pounds of meal costing 0.80 per pound should be mixed with the 400 pounds of grain to produce a mixture that cost $1.35 per pound
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