document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=750618>Question 750618</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How much coffee costing $6.00 per pound should be mixed with 3 pounds of coffee costing $4.00 per pound to create a mixture costing $4.50 per pound? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #456731 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=456731\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We'll call the unknown quantity x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x-total cost of 6 dollar coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3)(4) -total cost of 4 dollar coffee\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so our working equation is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+12=(x+3)(4.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which when solved gives us x=1 pound\r<BR>\n" );
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