SOLUTION: A store owner has 12 pounds of pasta worth 70 cents a pound. She wants to mix it with pasta worth 45 cents a pound so that the total mixture can be sold for 55 cents a pound (witho
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Question 375859: A store owner has 12 pounds of pasta worth 70 cents a pound. She wants to mix it with pasta worth 45 cents a pound so that the total mixture can be sold for 55 cents a pound (without any gain or loss). How much of the 45 cent pasta must she use? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
