SOLUTION: A coffee company wants a new flavor of Cajun coffee. How many pounds of coffee worth $7 a pound should be added to 30 pounds of coffee worth $4 a pound to get a mixture worth $5 a

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Question 1124812: A coffee company wants a new flavor of Cajun coffee. How many pounds of coffee worth $7 a pound should be added to 30 pounds of coffee worth $4 a pound to get a mixture worth $5 a pound?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of $7/pound coffee needed





15 pounds of $7/pound coffee needed
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