document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56331>Question 56331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $9 a pound and $12 a pound. The two types are to be mixed to create 100 pounds of a mixture that will sell for $11.25 per pound. How much of each type of bean should be used in the mixture?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amount of $9 coffee be \"x\" ; their value is 9x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of $12 coffee is \"100-x\" ; their value is 12(100-x)=1200-12x dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of mixture is 100 lbs ; their value is 11.25(100)=1125 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = 1125 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+1200-12x=1125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x=-75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 (lbs. of $9 coffee)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x=75 (lbs. of $12 coffee)<BR>\n" );
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