Macario is making 17 pounds of nut mixture with macadamia nuts and almonds. Macadamia nuts cost $9 per pound and almonds cost $5.75 per pound. How many pounds of almonds should Macario use for the mixture to cost $127.00 per pound to make.

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There is no way to mix $9/lb and $6/lb nuts to make a mixture that costs $127/lb.

I assume you posted the other similar nuts question, since it has the same mistake. See the solution to that one for the method for this one.
Macario is making 17 pounds of nut mixture with macadamia nuts and almonds. Macadamia nuts cost $9 per pound and almonds cost $5.75 per pound. How many pounds of almonds should Macario use for the mixture to cost $127.00 per pound to make
8 POUNDS OF ALMONDS