SOLUTION: A coffee shop has pure Kona beans that sell for
​$45per pound. The owner wants to create
50 pounds of a Kona blend mixture that can be sold for
​$31 per pound by
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50 pounds of a Kona blend mixture that can be sold for
​$31 per pound by
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Question 1025311: A coffee shop has pure Kona beans that sell for
$45per pound. The owner wants to create
50 pounds of a Kona blend mixture that can be sold for
$31 per pound by mixing the Kona beans with some regular beans that sell for
$10per pound. How many pounds of each bean should the owner use? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = pounds of Kona beans needed
Let = pounds of regular beans needed
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
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(2)
Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)
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and
(1)
(1)
30 pounds of Kona beans are needed
20 pounds of regular beans are needed
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
