SOLUTION: Someone Please Help: Sarah Meeham blends coffee for​ Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for ​$4.69 per pound. She plans

Algebra ->  Coordinate Systems and Linear Equations -> SOLUTION: Someone Please Help: Sarah Meeham blends coffee for​ Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for ​$4.69 per pound. She plans      Log On


   



Question 1039499: Someone Please Help:
Sarah Meeham blends coffee for​ Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for ​$4.69 per pound. She plans to do this by blending together a​ high-quality bean costing ​$6.00 per pound and a cheaper bean at ​$3.00 per pound. To the nearest​ pound, find how much​ high-quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x pounds of the cheap coffee
160-x pounds of the high quality coffee

%283x%2B6%28160-x%29%29%2F160=4.69