The manager of a small supermarket placed an order for potatoes, onions and carrots totaling $880. For every 9 pounds of potatoes he ordered 4 pounds of onions and for every 5 pounds of onions he ordered 3 pounds of carrots. The total weight of the order was 770 pounds. If it is know that the cost of the onions is $1.25 per pound and the per pound cost of carrots is 50 cents more than that of potatoes, find the total cost of 5 pounds of potatoes, 2 pounds of onions and a pound of carrots.
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