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Question 928362: SoThe modern grocery has cashews that sell for $4.75 cents a pound and peanuts that sale for $2.50 a pound. How much of each must Albert, the grocer, mix to get 90 pounds of mixture that he can sale for $3 per pound. express the problem as a system of linear equations and solve using the method of your choice to find the solution of the problem.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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