SOLUTION: mary lee's natural food store sells a combination of teas. the most popular is a mixture of tea that sells for $2.00 per pound with one that sells for $3.00 per pound. if she needs

Question 1125142: mary lee's natural food store sells a combination of teas. the most popular is a mixture of tea that sells for $2.00 per pound with one that sells for $3.00 per pound. if she needs 35 lb of tea that will sell for $2.60 per pound, how many pounds of each tea should she use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of the tea will be from $3 per pound.
of the tea will be from $2 per pound.

21 pounds of the $3 per pound tea
and
14 pounds of the $2 per pound tea

check to be sure.
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