document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=173244>Question 173244</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0028253264/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anne Leibowitz owns \"The Coffee Pot,\" a specialty coffee store. She wants to create a special mix using two coffees, one priced at $8.40 per pound and the other at $7.28 per pound. How many pounds of the $7.28 coffee should she mix with 9 pounds of the $8.40 coffee to sell the mixture for $7.95 per pound?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "- I thought i understoud how to put the problem together but my answer ended up as a negative decimal </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #128059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=128059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = pounds of $7.28 added<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.28x + 8.40(9) = 7.95(9+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.28x + 75.6 = 71.55 + 7.95x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.28x + 4.05 = 7.95x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.05 = 0.67x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.045 pounds = x </SPAN>\n" );
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