SOLUTION: A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.25 a pound with tea that sells for $2.75 a pound to produce 70 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.75 a pound. How many pounds of each type of

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Question 1164554: A merchant blends tea that sells for $5.25 a pound with tea that sells for $2.75 a pound to produce 70 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.75 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
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John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it