document.write( "Question 1162949: Goran's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Goran
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document.write( "Let x be the amount of the type A coffee, in pounds (the value under the question).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then amount of the type B coffee is 2x poubds, according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The money equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5.75*x + 4.45*(2x) = 556.70.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x =  = 38 pounds coffee A.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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