SOLUTION: Find the cost per pound of a "house blend" of coffee that is made from 20 pounds of Central American blend that cost $8 per pound and 30 pounds of coffee that is made from South Am

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Question 1152262: Find the cost per pound of a "house blend" of coffee that is made from 20 pounds of Central American blend that cost $8 per pound and 30 pounds of coffee that is made from South American blend that cost 3.50 per pound
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It is   = 5.30 dollars per pound of the mixture.    ANSWER


The numerator is the total cost of the mixture; the denominator is the total weight.


Their ratio is the price of one pound of the mixture blend.



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