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Question 1175429: Sarah Meeham blends coffee for​ tasty-delight. she needs to prepare 130 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for ​$5.38 per pound. she plans to do this by blending together a​ high-quality bean costing ​$6.25 per pound and a cheaper bean at ​$2.50 per pound. to the nearest​ pound, find how much​ high-quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend.
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Sarah Meeham blends coffee for​ tasty-delight. she needs to prepare 130 pounds of blended coffee beans selling
for ​$5.38 per pound. she plans to do this by blending together a​ high-quality bean costing ​$6.25 per pound
and a cheaper bean at ​$2.50 per pound. to the nearest​ pound,
find how much​ high-quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend.
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let x = amt of high-quality bean to blend
130-x = amt of cheaper bean to blend


    6.25x + 2.50(130-x) = 5.38*130


    x = %285.38%2A130-2.50%2A130%29%2F%286.25-2.50%29 = 99.84.


amt of high-quality bean to blend = 99.84 lbs
amt of cheaper bean to blend = 130-99.84 = 30.16 lbs

Solved.

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In the Internet, and at this forum, there are tens stories/problems about her blending coffee.

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