Cecile packages snack mix at a health food store.She uses 1/3 of her supply of sunflower seeds to make a salted snack mix and 2/9 of her supply to make an unsalted snack mix. If Cecile uses 10 pounds of sunflower seeds, how many pounds of seeds are in her supply?

Answer:
her supply has 18 pounds

Explanation:
Assume that the number of pounds in her supply is x.
We are given that:
She uses 1/3 x in salted mix and 2/9 x in unsalted mix.
This means that:
Total amount used = 1/3 x + 2/9 x = 5/9 x of her supply

Now, we are also given that:
She used 10 pounds of her supply.
This means that:
5/9 x = 10
5x = 9*10 = 90
x = 18 pounds

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