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The owner of a local chocolate shop wants to develop a new trail mix. How many pounds of chocolate-covered peanuts worth $\$ 5$ a pound should be mixed with 10 pounds of granola bites worth $\$ 2$ a pound to get a mixture worth $\$ 3$ per pound?
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