SOLUTION: Justin's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Justin $4.10 per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.85 per pound. This month, Justin

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Question 1191590: Justin's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Justin $4.10 per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.85 per pound. This month, Justin made 150 pounds of the blend, for a total cost of $774.25. How many pounds of type B coffee did he use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) About Me  (Show Source):
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Type A, $4.10 p.p.
Type B, $5.85 p.p., b of it.

5.85b%2B4.1%28150-b%29=774.25
Solve for b.