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document.write( "...A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $6.00 per pound with coffee costing $4.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a blend costing $5.30 per pound?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6.00/lb coffee  1  lb  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4.50/lb coffee  2  lb   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #345595 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=345595\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $6.00 per pound with coffee costing $4.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 4.5(30-x) = 5.3*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 10 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60x + 45*30 - 45x = 53*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 8*30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 lbs (amt. of $6 coffee needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-x = 14 lbs (amt of $4.50 coffee needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " blend costing $5.30 per pound?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6.00/lb coffee 1 lb <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$4.50/lb coffee 2 lb \r<BR>\n" );
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