SOLUTION: Tea worth $4.10 per pound is to be mixed with tea worth $4.90 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to obtain 25lb of a blend worth $4.40 per pound?

Question 1157108: Tea worth $4.10 per pound is to be mixed with tea worth $4.90 per pound.
How many pounds of each should be used to obtain 25lb of a blend worth
$4.40 per pound?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Tea worth $4.10 per pound is to be mixed with tea worth $4.90 per pound.
How many pounds of each should be used to obtain 25lb of a blend worth
$4.40 per pound?
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Tea worth $L per pound is to be mixed with tea worth $H per pound.
How many pounds of each should be used to obtain M lb of a blend worth
$T per pound?
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v pounds of the H dollars per pound ingredient
M-v pounds of the L dollars per pound ingredient

Substitute the given values.

, the $4.9 per pound tea
(9 pounds 6 ounces)

, the $4.1 per pound tea
(15 pounds 10 ounces)
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