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A Grocer Wishes to Mix Two Kinds of Nuts Costing 2.26x+3.93(124x)=292.642.26 x + 3.93 ( 124 - x ) = 292.64

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A grocer wishes to mix two kinds of nuts costing $2.26 per pound and $3.93 per pound to make a 124 pounds of mixed nuts costing $2.36 per pound. To determine the number of pounds of the $2.26 per pound nuts in the mixture, solve for x in the equation 2.26x+3.93(124x) =292.642.26 x + 3.93 ( 124 - x ) = 292.64 . How many pounds of the $2.26 per pound nuts should be included in the mixture? Round to the nearest pound.


A) 77 pounds
B) 6262 pounds
C) 5 pounds
D) 8282 pounds
E) 117117 pounds

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