SOLUTION: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $9.20 per pound with a House coffee blend that normally sells for $12.70 per pound to create 5
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Question 806292: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $9.20 per pound with a House coffee blend that normally sells for $12.70 per pound to create 50 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $9.27 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u the pounds of low priced coffee
v the pounds of high priced coffee
and
Solve for u and v.
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