SOLUTION: How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.50 per pound must be mixed with 18 lb of orange tea that costs $12.26 per pound to make a mixture that costs $14.18 per pound?

Question 1009303: How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.50 per pound must be mixed with 18 lb of orange tea that costs $12.26 per pound to make a mixture that costs $14.18 per pound?
Found 2 solutions by fractalier, josmiceli:
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Call the amount of chamomile tea, x.
Then the set up looks like this
18.50x + 12.26(18) = 14.18(18+x)
18.50x + 220.68 = 255.24 + 14.18x
4.32x = 34.56
x = 8 pounds
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of chamomile tea needed
-----------------

8 pounds of chamomile tea are needed
---------------
check:

OK
RELATED QUESTIONS
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.20 per pound must be mixed with 12 lb of (answered by 2897696)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.50 per pound must be mixed with 18 pounds (answered by josgarithmetic)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $4.20 per pound must be mixed with 12 lb of... (answered by ewatrrr)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.10 per pound must be mixed with 14 lb of... (answered by josgarithmetic)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.20 per pound must be mixed with 12lb of... (answered by TimothyLamb)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that cost $4.50 per pound must be mixed with 11 lb of... (answered by stanbon)
How many pounds of tea that cost $4.20 per pound must be mixed with 12 lb of tea that... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
How many pounds of chamomile tea that costs $18.20 per pound must be mixed with 14 lb of... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A company that sell tea creates an 80 pound mixture of chamomile and green tea leaves.... (answered by ikleyn,josgarithmetic,Alan3354)