SOLUTION: Kwamee created a coffee blend for his cafe by mixing Kona beans and Fuji beans. Kona beans cost $10.25 per pound and Fuji beans cost $8.25 per pound. He bought a total of 32 poun

Question 630367: Kwamee created a coffee blend for his cafe by mixing Kona beans and Fuji beans.
Kona beans cost $10.25 per pound and Fuji beans cost $8.25 per pound.
He bought a total of 32 pounds of coffee beans and it cost $302.
Kwamee bought___ pounds of Kona beans and____ pounds of Fuji beans.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of Kona beans needed
Let = pounds of Fuji beans needed
= cost of Kona beans
= cost of Fuji beans
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given:
(1)
(2)
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(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

and, since
(1)
(1)
(1)
19 pounds of Kona beans are needed
13 pounds of Fuji beans are needed
check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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