SOLUTION: A grocer has two kinds of tea: one selling for 80 cents a pound and the other selling for 60 cents a pound. How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds worth 74 cent
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Question 936046: A grocer has two kinds of tea: one selling for 80 cents a pound and the other selling for 60 cents a pound. How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds worth 74 cents a pound?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A grocer has two kinds of tea: one selling for 80 cents a pound and the other selling for 60 cents a pound. How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds worth 74 cents a pound?
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Equation::
value + value = value
80x + 60(50-x) = 74*50
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80x + 60*50 - 60x = 74*50
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20x = 14*50
x = 35 lbs (amt. of 80 cent tea to use)
50-x = 15 lbs (amt. of 60 cent tean to use)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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