SOLUTION: the manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $7 per pound with a less expensive tea that costs $2 per pound to create a 130-pound that will sell

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Question 854095: the manager of a store selling tea plans to mix a more expensive tea that costs $7 per pound with a less expensive tea that costs $2 per pound to create a 130-pound that will sell for $4.00 per pound. How many pounds of each type of tea are required?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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This general type of mixture problem is explained and solved in this lesson:

Two-part mixture for known quantity and price but unknown how much of both parts