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The cost of one pound of peanuts is 60% of the cost of one pound of cashews. If one pound of cashews costs $2, what is the cost of one pound of peanuts? What is the total cost of two pounds of peanuts and one pound of cashews? The cost of one pound of peanuts is $. The total cost of two pounds of peanuts and one pound of cashews is $. NextReset

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The cost of one pound of peanuts is 0.60*2= $1.2

One pound of cashews is $2

Since there is 2 pounds of peanuts and one pound of cashews, the equation would be 1.2+1.2+2= $4.4
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