SOLUTION: A merchant has coffee worth $4 per lb. that she wishes to mix 50 pounds of coffee worth $9 per lb. to get a mixture worth $8 per lb. How many pounds of the $4 coffee should be used
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Question 518886: A merchant has coffee worth $4 per lb. that she wishes to mix 50 pounds of coffee worth $9 per lb. to get a mixture worth $8 per lb. How many pounds of the $4 coffee should be used? I keep getting 112.5 lbs.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4x+9*50=8*(50+x)
12.5 lbs not 112.5 lbs
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