SOLUTION: A coffee shop mixes Brazilian coffee worth $5 per kilogram with Turkish coffee worth $8 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $7 per kilogram. How much of the Turkish coffee sho
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Question 264470: A coffee shop mixes Brazilian coffee worth $5 per kilogram with Turkish coffee worth $8 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $7 per kilogram. How much of the Turkish coffee should be used to make 300 kg of the mixture? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A coffee shop mixes Brazilian coffee worth $5 per kilogram with Turkish coffee worth $8 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $7 per kilogram. How much of the Turkish coffee should be used to make 300 kg of the mixture?
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B = amount of Brazilian coffee
5B + 8(300-B) = 7*300
5B + 2400 - 8B = 2100
B = 100 kg of Brazilian
--> 200 kg of Turkish
