SOLUTION: the manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $7 per pound with a less expensive tea that cost $2 per pound to create a 50 pound blend that will s

SOLUTION: the manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $7 per pound with a less expensive tea that cost $2 per pound to create a 50 pound blend that will s

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Question 840187: the manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $7 per pound with a less expensive tea that cost $2 per pound to create a 50 pound blend that will sell for $6 per pound. How many pound of each type of tea are required?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See the lesson for this.

x = pounds of $2/pound
y = pounds of $7/pound

and
Solve for x and y.
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