document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318466>Question 318466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee distributor needs to mix a  Ethiopian coffee blend that normally sells for $8.80 per pound with a Arabian Mocha coffee blend that normally sells for $14.30 per pound to create 10 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $9.35 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #227933 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=227933\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ethiopian coffee $8.80 -----x lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "arabian coffee $14.30-------10-x lbx<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mix $9.35  -10 lb.-4950\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.8x+14.30(10-x)= 10* 9.35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88x+1430(10-x)=10*935<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88x+14300-1430x = 9350<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1430x+88x=9350-14300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1342x = -4950<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-4950/-1342<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3.69 lbs Ethopian coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "balance will be arabian coffee </SPAN>\n" );
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