SOLUTION: wayne blends coffee for a local shop. he needs to prepare 200 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $3.95 per pound. he intends to do this by blending togather a high-quality
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Question 293994: wayne blends coffee for a local shop. he needs to prepare 200 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $3.95 per pound. he intends to do this by blending togather a high-quality bean costing $4.95 per pound and a cheaper bean costing $2.65 per pound. to the nearest pound find how much high quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean he should blend
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
200*3.95=4.95x+2.65y
x+y=200
x=113.043, y=86.9565
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