Corn costs 99 cents per pound, and beans cost 45 cents per pound. If Shea buys 24 total pounds of corn and beans, and it costs $\$18.09$, how many pounds of corn did Shea buy? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Corn costs 99 cents per pound, and beans cost 45 cents per pound. If Shea buys 24 total pounds of corn and beans, and it costs $\$18.09$, how many pounds of corn did Shea buy? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Corn costs 99 cents per pound, and beans cost 45 cents per pound. If Shea buys 24 total pounds of corn and beans, and it costs $\$18.09$, how many pounds of corn did Shea buy? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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