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A storekeeper wishes to sell 100 pounds of mixed nuts at $1.75 per pound. He mixes peanuts sold at $1.65 per pound with cashews sold at $1.90 per pound. How many pounds of each does he use?

_ pounds of peanut
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_ pounds of cashews

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60 pounds of peanuts and 40 pounds of cashews

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I believe he uses 40 pounds of cashews and 60 pounds of peanutrs
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