document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=573040>Question 573040</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Coffee worth 2.95 a pound was mixed with coffee worth 3.50 a pound to produce a blend worth 3.30 a pound.  How much of each kind of coffee was used to produce 44 pounds of blended coffee? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "value + value = value<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.95x + 3.50(44-x) = 3.30*44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "295x + 350*44 - 350x = 330*44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-55x = -20*44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = (4/11)*44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4*4 = 16 lbs (amt. of $2.95 coffee needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "44-x = 28 lbs (amt of $3.50 coffee needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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