document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201433>Question 201433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $5.50 per pound with coffee costing $3.00 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 40 lb of a blend costing $4 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use x pounds of the 550 blend.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40*400 = 550x + 300(40-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16000 = 550x + 12000 - 300x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4000 = 250x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 pounds of the $5.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 pounds of the $3.00<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: 40 lbs x $4 = $160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16*$5.50 = $88<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24*$3.00 = $72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$72 + $88 = $160 </SPAN>\n" );
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