document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047143>Question 1047143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah Meehan blends coffee for taste-delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of coffee beans selling for $5.19 per pound. She plans to do this by blending together a high-quality bean costing $6.50 per pound and a cheaper bean at $3.50 per pound. To the nearest pound find how much high quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using 2 variables::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H + L = 160 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6.5H + 3.5L = 5.19*160<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "65H + 65L = 65*160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "65H + 35L = 51.9*160<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substract and solve for \"L\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30L = 13.1*160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 69.87 lbs (amt. of lower priced coffee)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 160-69.87 = 90.13 lbs (amt. of higher priced coffee)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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