SOLUTION: Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You mix the House blend with the Rift Valley blend, but always in the same

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The ratio    is the same and must remain the same.


So, the proportion is   = ,  where R is unknown amount of the Rift Valley blend, in pounds.


From the proportion,  R =  =  = 8 pounds.    ANSWER