document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335455>Question 335455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much coffee costing 85 cents a pound must be added to 150 pounds costing 90 cents a pound to make a mixture costing 87 cents a pound? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "85x + 90*150 = 87(x+150)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "85x + 90*150 = 87x + 87*150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 3*150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3*75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 235 lbs. (amt of 85 cent coffee needed in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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