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how many pounds of lima beans that cost .90 per pound must be mixed with 16 pounds of corn that costs .50 per pound to make a mixture of vegtabl
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how many pounds of lima beans that cost .90 per pound must be mixed with 16 pounds of corn that costs .50 per pound to make a mixture of vegtabl
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how many pounds of lima beans that cost .90 per pound must be mixed with 16 pounds of corn that costs .50 per pound to make a mixture of vegtables that costs .65 per pound? Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a mixture, cost problem.
The concentration is money units per pound (and you did not say what these money units are).
Let y = the number of pounds of the more expensive lima beans.
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