SOLUTION: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $8.00 per pound with a Mexican Shade Grown coffee blend that normally sells for $10.40 per p
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Question 1033229: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $8.00 per pound with a Mexican Shade Grown coffee blend that normally sells for $10.40 per pound to create 20 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $8.12 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
A) Write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be solved to answer the question.
) Answer: They must mix
pounds of the Rift Valley Blend
pounds of the Mexican Shade Grown Blend.
Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two-part mixture, price or cost
Same idea for two-part mixture but using only one variable - video example
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