SOLUTION: Nature's best wants to combine nuts they sell for $3.60 a pound with dried fruit they sell for $2.40 a pound to create trail mix. How much of each snack should they use to make 10

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Question 361700: Nature's best wants to combine nuts they sell for $3.60 a pound with dried fruit they sell for $2.40 a pound to create trail mix. How much of each snack should they use to make 10 pounds of trail mix that would sell for $3.30 a pound?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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3.60x+%2B+2.40%2810-x%29+=+10%2A3.30,
3.60x+%2B+24+-+2.40x+=+33,
1.20x+=+9,
x+=+7.5. They have to combine 7.5 lbs of $3.60/lb nuts, and 2.5 lbs of $2.40/lb nuts.