The owner of a health-food store sells dried apples for $1.20 per quarter-pound, and dried apricots for $1.60 per quarter-pound. How many pounds of each must he mix together to get 40 lb of a mixture that sells for $1.56 per quarter-pound? He must mix lb of apples and (Type integers or fractions.) lb of apricots.

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