SOLUTION: Can someone please help me in figureing this out. The owner of a gourmet coffee shop wants to create 200 pounds of a special blend of coffee to sell at $8.15 per pound. He also w

Question 560951: Can someone please help me in figureing this out.
The owner of a gourmet coffee shop wants to create 200 pounds of a special blend of coffee to sell at $8.15 per pound. He also wants to use all 80 pounds of the $6.50 blend he has on hand. How expensive should the coffee be that he uses for the remaining 120 pounds?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, josmiceli:
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
coffee type I ----------- $6.50---------80 pounds
coffee type II -----------$x------------120 pounds
Mixture------------------$8.15----------200 pounds
80*6.50 +120*x=200*8.15
120x= 200*8.15-80*6.50
120x = 1110
/120
x= $9.25
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the cost/pound of the remaining coffee =
Cost of remaining coffee =
Cost of $6.50 / pound blend =
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The cost/pound of the remaining coffee = $9.25
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