document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=968340>Question 968340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At The Old Home Fill'er Up and Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe, Mavis mixes two different types of coffee beans to produce a house blend. The first type costs $4 per pound and the second costs $9 per pound. How much of each type does Mavis use to make 75 pounds of a blend which costs $7 per pound? (If the system is dependent assign the free variable the parameter t.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$4 per lb coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$9 per lb coffee </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #591747 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=591747\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let p be how many pounds of the cheaper coffee to use.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75-p is how many pounds of the expensive coffee to use.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That could be arranged into two equations and two variables if you prefer, but the two variables were pre-handled here and are not really needed.  Just solve for p. </SPAN>\n" );
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