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The manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $6 per pound with a less expensive tea that costs $2 per pound to create a 80 ​-pound blend that will sell for $3.20 per pound. How many pounds of each type of tea are​ required?

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He would mix 56 pounds of of the $2 Tea with 24 pounds of the $6 Tea to make the tea cost $3.20 per pound.

Step-by-step explanation:
3.20*80=256
From here I guessed and checked to see how many pounds per type of tea made a total of 256 dollars.
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