document.write( "Question 986358: Yolanda has a gourmet coffee shop with two different types of coffee. Type A costs $5.95 per pound and Type B costs $7.00 per pound. A customer wishes to purchase a mixture of these, using two times more of Type A than Type B. If the total cost for the customer is $56.70, how many pounds of each did the customer buy? \n" ); document.write( "
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a pounds of type A
\n" ); document.write( "b pounds of type B
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2Fb=2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "ACCOUNT FOR COST
\n" ); document.write( "\"5.95a%2B7b=56.7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for either variable from the given ratio; here choosing a=2b:
\n" ); document.write( "\"5.95%282b%29%2B7b=56.7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2811.9%2B7%29b=56.7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=56.7%2F%2818.9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28b=3%29\"
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