SOLUTION: a coffee shop manager has coffee for $6 per pound and another type for $15 per pound. He wants to make a mixture that will cost $12 per pound. If he take 30lbs of the $15 coffee ho
Question 1053917: a coffee shop manager has coffee for $6 per pound and another type for $15 per pound. He wants to make a mixture that will cost $12 per pound. If he take 30lbs of the $15 coffee how many pounds of the $6 coffee will he need to make a mixture that costs $12 per pound? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = pounds of the $6 coffee needed = cost of 30 pounds of $15 used = cost of the $6 coffee used
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( this is [ cost/lb ] = [ cost/lb ] )
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15 pounds of the $6 coffee are needed
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check:
OK
