SOLUTION: the manager of a coffe shop has one type of coffee that sells for $6 per pound and another type that sells for $14 per pound. the manager wishes to mix 100 puonds of the $14 coffee

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Question 235209: the manager of a coffe shop has one type of coffee that sells for $6 per pound and another type that sells for $14 per pound. the manager wishes to mix 100 puonds of the $14 coffee to get a mixture that will sell for $8 per pound. how many pounds of the $6 coffee should he use?.
Answer by josmiceli(3013) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let = lbs of $6 cofee needed
= lbs of $14 coffee needed





300 pounds of the $6 coffee are needed
check:





OK