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A grocer wants to mix two kinds of coffee. One kind sells for $1.00 per pound, and the other sells for $2.55 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 28 pounds and sell it for $1.35 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.)

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21.68 of the dollar coffee
6.32 of the expensive coffee
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