document.write( "Question 1118963: Im having trouble with this word problem and need some assitance. Ritas coffee shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs rita $4.10 per pound, and type B coffe costs $5.15 per pound. this months blend used twice as many pounds of type B coffee as type A, for a total cost of $432.00. how many pounds of type A coffee were used? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the value under the question: x = \"how many pounds of type A coffee were used\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the amount of the type B coffee was 2x pounds,   and the money equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "4.10*x + 5.15*(2x) = 432    dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x.\r\n" );
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