document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=732439>Question 732439</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A blend of coffee was made by using coffee worth $4.25 a pound and coffee worth $3.49 a pound. The blend contained seven pound less than three times as much of the $3.49 coffee than of the $4.25 coffee. How much of each kind was used if the total value of the blend was $196.37? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=lbs of $3.49 coffee used<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-7=lbs of $4.25 coffee used<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.49x+4.25(3x-7)=196.37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.49x+12.75x-29.75=196.37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16.24x=226.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x&#8776;13.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-7&#8776;34.77<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of $3.49 coffee used&#8776;13.92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of $4.25 coffee used&#8776;34.77 </SPAN>\n" );
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