document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1050364>Question 1050364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $8.60 per pound with a Kona coffee blend that normally sells for $13.20 per pound to create 10 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.74 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #666088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=666088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be the amount of Kona coffee in the blend. Then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13.2n+8.6(10-n)=12.74(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.6n+86=127.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.6n=41.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need 9 lbs. of Kona coffee, and 1 lb. of Rift Valley coffee for 10 lbs. of mixed coffee at $12.74/lb.. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786;<BR>\n" );
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