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Fernando purchased 1 pound of dried cranberries and 4 pounds of almonds to make a trail mix. Cranberries cost $4 per pound and almonds cost $5 per pound. What is the price per pound of the trail mix?

Fernando purchased 1 pound of dried cranberries and 4 pounds of almonds to make a-example-1

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it would be 1*4=4  4*5=20 so then you would add 1+20=21
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1 lb cran: 4
4 lb alm: 20
24 dollars for 5 lb
24/5 is 4.8
$4.80 per lb
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