Karl and leonard want to make trail mix. in order to get the right balance of ingredients for their tastes they bought 2 pounds of raisins at $ 3.95 per pound comma 3 pounds of peanuts for $ 2.08 per pound comma and 5 pounds of chocolate chips for $ 3.25 per pound. determine the cost per pound of the trail mix.

Cost per pound of the trail mix:       $

Raisins 2 pounds @ $3.95 each       = 7.90

Peanuts 3 pounds @ $2.08 each     = 6.24

Chocolate  5 pounds @ $3.25 each = 16.25

Total          10 pounds                            30.39

Cost per pound of the trail mix = $30.39/10 pounds

Cost per pound of the trail mix = $3.039 per pound

Explanation:

In this case, we need to determine the total cost of the trail mix, which is the quantity of each ingredient multiplied by price per ingredient. Then, we will calculate the cost per pound of the trail mix, which is the total cost divided by the total pounds of ingredients.

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none of these are correct, as they are all sources of american law

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