document.write( "Question 864916: A merchant has coffee worth $4 a pound that she wishes to mix with 6 pounds of coffee worth $9 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $7 a pound. How many pounds of the $4 coffee should be used? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "y is for how much pounds of the cheaper coffee to add.
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