Solve the problem.A health shop owner made trail mix containing dried fruit, nuts, and carob chips. The dried fruit sells for $5.50 per pound, the nuts sell for $7.50 per pound, and the carob chips sell for $8.50 per pound. The shop owner mixed 50 pounds of the trail mix and sells it for $6.70 per pound. If the amount of nuts is five pounds more than the amount of carob ships, how much of each item was used for the trail mix?

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Answer 1

fruit: 25 lbs; nuts: 15 lbs; carob chips: 10 lbs