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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?

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Answer:

$4.80

Explanation:

By adding the prices together, you can determine that the 5 pounds of the trail mix cost $24.

Simply divide 24 by 5 to get the price per pound, and you will get 4.8

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