SOLUTION: a coffee company wants a new flavor of cajun coffee .how many pounds of coffee worth $9 a pound should be added to 30 pounds of coffee worth $3 a pound to get a mixture worth $7 a
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Question 435251: a coffee company wants a new flavor of cajun coffee .how many pounds of coffee worth $9 a pound should be added to 30 pounds of coffee worth $3 a pound to get a mixture worth $7 a pound
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of $9/lb coffee to be added
= cost of coffee to be added
= cost of $3/lb coffee
= cost of final mixture
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60 pounds of $9/lb coffee must be added be added
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