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-At a gourmet nut shop, nuts are sold in bulk. Cashews sell for $1.30 per pound and macadamia nuts sell for $8.55 per pound. Lee wishes to purchase 5 pounds of mixed nuts by mixing 3.5 pounds of cashews and 1.5
Pounds of macadamia nuts. What will be the price per pound of the mixture?
A) $31.88
B) $6.38
C) $3.48
D) $17.38

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The total cost of the cashews is 3.5 pounds * $1.30 = $4.55. The total cost of the macadamia nuts is 1.5 pounds * $8.55 = $12.825. The total cost of the mixture is $4.55 + $12.825 = $17.375. The total weight of the mixture is 5 pounds. Therefore, the price per pound of the mixture is $17.375 / 5 pounds = $3.475, which rounds to $3.48 per pound.

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