document.write( "Question 260655: A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.25 a pound with tea that sells for $1.95 a pound to produce 80 lb of a mixture that sells for $2.75 a pound.\r
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A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.25 a pound with tea that sells for $1.95 a pound to produce 80 lb of a mixture that sells for $2.75 a pound.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "80 lbs f blended tea at $2.75 . Its vale = 80*2.75 =220\r
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\n" ); document.write( "4.25x+1.95y=220
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=80 Multiply this equation by 1.95\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.95x+1.95y=80*1.95 subtract one from the other\r
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\n" ); document.write( "x=64/2.3 = 27.83 lbs.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "80-27.83= 52.17 lbs.\r
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