SOLUTION: a merchant wants to produce 80 pounds of coffee by blending coffee that sells for $3 per pound with coffee that sells for $2.75 per pound.he sells his blend of coffee for 2.90 per
Algebra.Com
Question 846267: a merchant wants to produce 80 pounds of coffee by blending coffee that sells for $3 per pound with coffee that sells for $2.75 per pound.he sells his blend of coffee for 2.90 per pound. how many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b=80,
3a+2.75b=2.9*80
a=48., b=32.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new blend 100 pounds of coffee that sells for... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
a supermarket mixes coffee that sells for $3.60 per pond with coffee that sells for $7.20 (answered by greenestamps)
a coffee house has 20 pounds of a coffee that sells for $4 per pound. How many pounds of... (answered by josmiceli)
Bolivian coffee sells for $4.59 per pound, and Colombian coffee sells for $5.95 per... (answered by josgarithmetic)
premium coffee sell for 6.00 per pound, and regular coffee sells for 4.00 per lb. how... (answered by checkley77)
Premium coffee sells for $6.00 per pound, and regular coffee sells for $4.00 per pound.... (answered by mananth)
A coffee house has 20 pounds of a coffee that sells for $4 per lbs. How many pounds of... (answered by josgarithmetic,richwmiller)
A coffee house has 20 pounds of a coffee that sells for $4 per pound. How many pounds of... (answered by Nate,ankor@dixie-net.com)
A coffee shop blends a coffee that sells for $12 per pound with a coffee that sells for... (answered by lwsshak3)