SOLUTION: A fruit company makes a snack containing dried apples and raisins. Dried apples cost .38 per ounce, and raisins cost .28 per ounce. To make a 10 ounce snack that will sell for .34

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Question 854156: A fruit company makes a snack containing dried apples and raisins. Dried apples cost .38 per ounce, and raisins cost .28 per ounce. To make a 10 ounce snack that will sell for .34 an ounce, how much of each dried fruit will be used? (hint: keep all money amounts in cents)
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Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown

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