SOLUTION: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $8.60 per pound with a Kona coffee blend that normally sells for $13.20 per pound to create
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Question 1050364: A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $8.60 per pound with a Kona coffee blend that normally sells for $13.20 per pound to create 10 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.74 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
Please dear tutors help me Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n be the amount of Kona coffee in the blend. Then:
13.2n+8.6(10-n)=12.74(10)
4.6n+86=127.4
4.6n=41.4
n=9
You need 9 lbs. of Kona coffee, and 1 lb. of Rift Valley coffee for 10 lbs. of mixed coffee at $12.74/lb.. ☺☺☺☺
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