document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169872>Question 169872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> COFFEE AT $3.75 PER POUND IS BLENDED WITH COFEE AT $4.25 A POUND. HOW MUCH OF EACH MUST BE USED TO MAKE 50 POUNDS OF A MIXTURE AT $3.95 A POUND? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I HAVE 3.75X+4.25X=197.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THAN ADD MY TWO X'S 8.00X=197.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DIVIDE EACH BY 8.00 AND I GET 24.69 THIS ISNT RIGHT HUH??? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Value Equation: 3.75x + 4.25(50-x) = 3.95*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "375x + 425*50 - 425x = 395*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-50x = -30*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 lbs. (# of lbs of 3.75 coffee in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50-x = 20 lbs. (# of lbs of 4.25 coffee in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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