SOLUTION: I don't quit understand how to set up this problem, so if I could at least get some help with that, that'd be great. PROBLEM: A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.35 a poun

SOLUTION: I don't quit understand how to set up this problem, so if I could at least get some help with that, that'd be great. PROBLEM: A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.35 a poun

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Question 902845: I don't quit understand how to set up this problem, so if I could at least get some help with that, that'd be great.
PROBLEM: A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.35 a pound with tea that sells for $2.85 a pound to produce 50 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.90 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b=50,
2.85*a+5.35*b=3.90*50

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