SOLUTION: A store mixes coffee worth $10 per kilo and another coffee worth $12 per kilo. The mixture sells for $11 per kilo. How much of each is used to make a 288-kilo mixture

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Question 386094: A store mixes coffee worth $10 per kilo and another coffee worth $12 per kilo. The mixture sells for $11 per kilo. How much of each is used to make a 288-kilo mixture
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Let x and (288k - x)represent the amount of $12 and $10 coffee respectively

Mixing to form $11 mixture***

  $12x + $10(288k - x) = $11*288k

Solving for x

    2x = 288k

     x = 144k, aount of $12 coffee,  144k also the amount of $10 coffee

CHECKING Our Answer

  $12/k*144k + $10/k*144k = $1712 + $1440 =  $3168 = $11/k*288k