document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164359>Question 1164359</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant combines coffee that costs $7 per pound with coffee that costs $3.30 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 25 lb of a blend costing $5.89 per pound?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A coffee merchant combines coffee that costs $7 per pound with coffee that costs $3.30 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 25 lb of a blend costing $5.89 per pound?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$H, the more expensive priced coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$L, the lower priced coffee<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M, how much of the blend to prepare<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T, the expected price of the blend<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w, the amount of the expensive coffee to use\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accounting for the cost of the blend,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=LM-Lw%2BHw=TM ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"LM-Lw%2BHw=TM\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute the values given in your description.  The fraction part may be easy to compute.  w can be calculated and then M-w can be evaluated. </SPAN>\n" );
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