SOLUTION: A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $ 9 per pound. The two types are to be mixed to create 100lb of a mixture that will sell for $ 11.25 per pound. How much of each ty

Question 51336: A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $ 9 per pound. The two types are to be mixed to create 100lb of a mixture that will sell for $ 11.25 per pound. How much of each type of bean should be used in the mixture?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, Shin123:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You gave data for only one kind of bean.
Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How much does the second bean cost?
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