SOLUTION: Julia owns a coffee shop. She experimented with mixing City Roast Colombian coffee that costs $7.80 per pound with French Roast Colombian coffee that costs $8.10 per pound to make

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Question 1159238: Julia owns a coffee shop. She experimented with mixing City Roast Colombian coffee that costs $7.80 per pound with French Roast Colombian coffee that costs $8.10 per pound to make a 20 pound blend. Her blend should cost her $7.92 per pound. How much of each type of coffee should she buy?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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x of the $8.10 coffee
20-x of the $7.80 coffee

8.1x%2B7.8%2820-x%29=7.92%2A20
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