SOLUTION: A grocer has two kinds of tea, one selling for 80 cents per pound and the other selling for 60 cents per pound. How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds of tea th

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Question 1069002: A grocer has two kinds of tea, one selling for 80 cents per pound and the other selling for 60 cents per pound. How many pounds of each kind must he use to make 50 pounds of tea that will sell for 74 cents per pound?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x pounds at 60 cents per pound
50-x pounds at 80 cents per pound

60x%2B80%2850-x%29=50%2A74, setup to account for cost of the mixture.
Solve for x and evaluate 50-x.