SOLUTION: 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
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Question 1050371: 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? Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll call the quantity of RV x. Then the quantity of Kona Blend will be 10-x
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8.60x+13.20(10-x) = 12.74(10)
8.60x+132-13.20x = 127.40
-4.60 = -4.60
x = 1 You need 1 pound of 8.60 and 10-1= 9 pounds of 13.20
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Check:
1 lb at 8.60 = 8.60
and 9 lbs at 13.20 = 118.80
8.60+118.80 = 127.40 and 127.40/10 = 12.74 per pound. Correct.
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John
