A grocer needs to mix raisins at $2.00 per pound withgranola at $3.25 per pound to obtain 10 pounds of a mixturethat costs $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of raisinsand how many pounds of granola must be used?

The grocer mixes $2 per pound raising with $3,25 per pound granola to obtain 10 pounds of a mixture…

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College Algebra

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ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

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Chapter8: Sequences, Series,and Probability

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A grocer needs to mix raisins at $2.00 per pound with granola at $3.25 per pound to obtain 10 pounds of a mixture that costs $2.50 per pound. How many pounds of raisins and how many pounds of granola must be used?