SOLUTION: A store mixed Brazilian coffee worth $11 per kilogram and Turkish coffee woth $13 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $12 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to

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Question 413009: A store mixed Brazilian coffee worth $11 per kilogram and Turkish coffee woth $13 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $12 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to make a 480 kilogram mixture.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let = kilograms of Brazilian coffee needed
let = kilograms of Turkish coffee needed
given:
(1) dollars/kg
(2) kg
------------------------
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and, since,

kg
kg
240 kg of each should be used
check answer:
(1)
(1)
(1)
OK


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