document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447167>Question 447167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Juan Valdez sells two types of coffee bean.  The higher quality kind has 17% coffee and the ordinary kind has only 10% coffee.  He gets an order for 50 tons of beans with 12% coffee.  How much of each kind should he mix to get the desired percent?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried (17x+10y)/2=13.5 - but that goes nowhere. Can you help me find the equation so I can solve the problem?  Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307888 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=307888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a classic mixture problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(17%)(x) + (10%)(50 - x) = (12%)(50) </SPAN>\n" );
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