document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146153>Question 146153</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0536207038/algebrahomeworkh>New Mexico Edition College Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new blend of coffee that sells for $3.90 per pound by mixing two coffees that sell for $2.75 and $5.00 per pound, respectively. What amounts of each coffee should be blended to obtain the desired mixture? [Hint: Assume that the total weight of the desired blend is 100 pounds] </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " What amounts of each coffee should be blended to obtain the desired mixture? [Hint: Assume \"a\" and \"b\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quantity equation: a + b = 100 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Value equation: 2.75a + 5b = 3.90*100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by any means to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 48.89 lbs (amt of 2.75 coffee in mixture)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 51.11 lbs (amt of $5 coffee in mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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