document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179076>Question 179076</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocer combines coffee that costs $8.00 per pound with coffee that costs $3.00 per pound. how many pounds of each should be used to make 80 lbs of a blend that costs $5.00 per pound? i am suppose to have an equation for this also<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134021 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134021\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x and y be the amount of $8 per pound coffee and $3 per pound coffee respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=80...........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x+3y=5(80)......eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to x=80-y and plug it into eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(80-y)+3y=400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "640-8y+3y=400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5y=-240<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=80-48=32%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=80-48=32%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >pounds of the $8 blend </SPAN>\n" );
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