document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=756483>Question 756483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.65 a pound with tea that sells for $2.25 a pound to produce 70 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.45 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(at $4.65/lb) ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  lb(at $2.25/lb)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L=$2.25 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H=$4.65 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=$3.45 per pound<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 70 pounds mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u = pounds of the cheap tea<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = pounds of expensive tea\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "FIND EQUATIONS<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the system for u and v.  You will have formulas to use for finding their values using the values of the other given numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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