SOLUTION: Star Cups, a specialty coffee store, creates a special mix of two coffees at two different prices: $6.42 and $7.28 per pound each. How many pounds of the $7.28 coffee should be mix

Question 1152018: Star Cups, a specialty coffee store, creates a special mix of two coffees at two different prices: $6.42 and $7.28 per pound each. How many pounds of the $7.28 coffee should be mixed with 7 pounds of $6.42 coffee to sell the mixture for $7.20 per pound?
I have the answer of 68.25 lbs but am a bit confused at the solution process.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of $7.28 coffee needed
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68.25 pounds of $7.28 coffee are needed
Hope this is clear
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check:

OK

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