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Question 858361: At The Old Home Fill'er Up and Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe, Mavis mixes two different types of coffee beans to produce a house blend. The first type costs $2 per pound and the second costs $7 per pound. How much of each type does Mavis use to make 75 pounds of a blend which costs $4 per pound? (If the system is dependent assign the free variable the parameter t.)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a typical two-part mixture problem for cost or price.

This lesson explains everything you need to know: Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown