Spice Kitchen Arithmetic

Algebra Level 3

Harvey has a 2-pound sack of spice mix that contains \( \frac{6}{15} \) pounds of pepper. The rest of the mix is a combination of cinnamon and cumin. He has a salt-and-pepper mix which consists of 65% pepper and 35 % salt. How many pounds of the salt-and-pepper mix must he add, in order to have a mix that is exactly half pepper?

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