document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89915>Question 89915</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ) Business and finance.  A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $9 per pound and $12 per pound.  The two types are to be mixed to create 100 lb of a mixture that will sell for $11.25 per pound.  How much of each type of bean should be used in the mixture?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$9 coffee DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amt of coffee = x lbs ; Value = 9x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$12 coffee DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amt of coffee = \"100-x\" lbs ; Value = 12(100-x) = 1200-12x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$11.25 mixture DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amt of mixture = 100 lbs ; Value = 11.25*100 = 1125 dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "value + value = value of the mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x + 1200-12x = 1125 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x = -75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25 lbs ( amt of $9 coffee in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x = 75 ( amt of $12 coffee in the mixture)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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