SOLUTION: Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You mix the Tanzanian blend with the Kenya blend, but always in the same pr

Question 1147000: Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You mix the Tanzanian blend with the Kenya blend, but always in the same proportion. Yesterday, you mixed 90 pounds of the Tanzanian blend with 27 pounds of the Kenya blend. Today, there is 60 pounds of the Tanzanian coffee left in stock. How many pounds of the Kenya coffee should you mix with it to get your secret blend?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of Kenya coffee to use

18 pounds of Kenya coffee should be used

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