document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466300>Question 466300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Teas costing $7 per pound are to be mixed with teas costing $4 per pound to make a 30-pound mixture. If the mixture is to sell for $6 per pound, how many pounds of each kind of tea should be used? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amount (lbs) of $7 tea<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-x = amount of $4 tea<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x + 4(30-x) = 6(30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x + 120-4x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 120 = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20 lbs (of $7 tea)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "amount of $4 tea:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-x = 30-20 = 10 lbs<BR>\n" );
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