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How much candy at $1.20 a pound should be mixed with candy worth 95¢ a pound in order to obtain a mixture of 50 pounds of candy worth a dollar a pound?

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10 pounds at $1.20 and 40 pounds at 95 cents

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10 pounds of $1.20 & 40 pounds of $0.95

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