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-The manager of a bulk foods establishment sells a trail mix for $5 per pound and premium cashews for $11 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 120-pound trail mix-cashew mixture that will sell for $9 per pound.
How many pounds of each should be used?
A) 100 pounds of trail mix
B) 60 pounds of trail mix 20 pounds of cashews 60 pounds of cashews
C) 80 pounds of trail mix
D) 40 pounds of trail mix 40 pounds of cashews 80 pounds of cashews

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-The manager of a bulk foods establishment sells a trail mix for $5 per pound and premium cashews for $11 per pound. The manager wishes to make a 120-pound trail mix-cashew mixture that will sell for $9 per pound.
How many pounds of each should be used?
A) 100 pounds of trail mix
B) 60 pounds of trail mix 20 pounds of cashews 60 pounds of cashews
C) 80 pounds of trail mix
D) 40 pounds of trail mix 40 pounds of cashews 80 pounds of cashews

Solve. -The Manager of a Bulk Foods Establishment Sells a Trail