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Pistachios and walnuts are being combined to sell at a carnival. Pistachios cost $5 a pound. and walnuts cost $2 a pound. if we want to sell 10 pounds of mixture for $3.20 a pound. Then how many pounds of pistachios and walnuts do we need? Round to the nearest pound.
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