Fifteen pounds of mixed nuts sells for $7.32 per pound. The mixture is obtained from two kinds of nuts, peanuts priced at $5.70 per pound and cashews at $8.70 per pound. How many pounds of each variety of nut are used in the mixture?

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Therefore, the mixture likely consists of:

x = 10 pounds of peanuts
y ≈ 3.07 pounds of cashews