SOLUTION: A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $11per kilogram and Turkish coffee with $14 per kilogram the mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram find how much of each should be used to ma

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Question 835362: A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $11per kilogram and Turkish coffee with $14 per kilogram the mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram find how much of each should be used to make a 600 kilogram mixture? How many kilogram of Brazilian coffee should be in the mixture?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u for the $11/kilogram
v for the $13/kilogram

%2811u%2B13v%29%2F600=13 and u%2Bv=600

Solve the system for u and v. Better information about those equations is discussed in the lesson, "Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown"

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