SOLUTION: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Costa Rican coffee blend that normally sells for $9.70 per pound with a Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $13.20 per pound to cr

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Question 1179766: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Costa Rican coffee blend that normally sells for $9.70 per pound with a Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $13.20 per pound to create 30 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $9.82 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
Answer: They must mix
          pounds of the Costa Rican Blend
          pounds of the Breakfast Blend.
Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v pounds of Breakfast Blend @$13.20 per pound
30-v pounds Costa Rica coffee @ $9.70 per pound
Mixture Price $9.82 per pound



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