SOLUTION: the manager of a coffee shop has one type of coffee that sells at $8 per pound and another type that sells for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 80 pounds of the $14 coffee

SOLUTION: the manager of a coffee shop has one type of coffee that sells at $8 per pound and another type that sells for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 80 pounds of the $14 coffee

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Question 356340: the manager of a coffee shop has one type of coffee that sells at $8 per pound and another type that sells for $14 per pound. The manager wishes to mix 80 pounds of the $14 coffee to get a mixture that will sell for $9 per pound. How many pounds of the $8 coffee should be used?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(x)(8) + (80)(14) = (80 + x)(9)
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