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Question 1185592: A coffee company wants a new flavor of Cajun coffee. How many pounds of coffee worth $7 a pound should be added to 30 pounds of coffee worth $3 a pound to get a mixture worth $5 a​ pound?

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They are all the same thing, just differing numbers.
"How many pounds of coffee worth $H a pound should be added to U pounds of coffee worth $L a pound to get a mixture worth $T a​ pound?"

v pounds of the H dollar per pound coffee
v+U pounds of the finished mixture

highlight_green%28Hv%2BLU=T%28v%2BU%29%29
Solve for v.

Hv%2BLU=Tv%2BTU
Hv-Tv=TU-LU
%28H-T%29v=U%28T-L%29
highlight%28v=U%28%28T-L%29%2F%28H-T%29%29%29
You can plug in your given values.

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