A grocer wants to mix two kinds of candy. One kind sells for $0.90 per pound, and the other sells for $2.10 per pound. He wants to mix a total of 23 pounds and sell it for $1.90 per pound. How many pounds of each kind should he use in the new mix? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.)
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