SOLUTION: A company that sell tea creates an 80 pound mixture of chamomile and green tea leaves. Chamomile costs $13.40 per pound and green tea costs $6.55 per pound. Let the variable c repr

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Question 1152088: A company that sell tea creates an 80 pound mixture of chamomile and green tea leaves. Chamomile costs $13.40 per pound and green tea costs $6.55 per pound. Let the variable c represent the amount of chamomile used in pounds.
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic, Alan3354:
Answer by ikleyn(52805) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c, pounds of Chamomile
g, pounds of green tea
k, cost of the 80-pound mixture
(k=c%2Bg)


system%28c%2Bg=80%2C13.4c%2B6.55g=80%2A%28c%2Bg%29%29

First equation in the system accounts for amount of tea. Second equation accounts for cost of the mixture.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Thx for letting us know.