A food store makes a 10 lb mixture of peanuts, cashews and raisins. Peanuts cost $1 per pound, cashews cost $2 per pound, and

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A food store makes a 10 lb mixture of peanuts, cashews and raisins. Peanuts cost $1 per pound, cashews cost $2 per pound, and raisins cost $1.50 per pound. The mixture calls for twice as much of peanuts as of cashews. The total cost of the mixture is $14. How much of each ingredient did the store use?

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