A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One kind sells for $1.00 per pound, and the other sells for $1.80 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 21 pounds and sell it for $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.) Answer How to enter your answer (opens in new window) number of pounds of nuts that sells for $1.00 number of pounds of nuts that sells for $1.80 Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts

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A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One kind sells for $1.00 per pound, and the other sells for $1.80 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 21 pounds and sell it for
$1.25 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.)
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number of pounds of nuts that sells for $1.80
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Transcribed Image Text:Question 10 of 13, Step 1 of 1 A grocer wants to mix two kinds of nuts. One kind sells for $1.00 per pound, and the other sells for $1.80 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 21 pounds and sell it for $1.25 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.) Answer How to enter your answer (opens in new window) Correct Ⓒ2022 Hawkes Learning number of pounds of nuts that sells for $1.00 number of pounds of nuts that sells for $1.80 Keypad Keyboard Shortcuts Submit Answer
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