SOLUTION: Find the selling price per pound of a coffee mixture made from 3 pounds of coffee that costs $7.20 per pound and 5 pounds of coffee that costs $4.40 per pound.
a. $5.75 per poun
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Question 161859: Find the selling price per pound of a coffee mixture made from 3 pounds of coffee that costs $7.20 per pound and 5 pounds of coffee that costs $4.40 per pound.
a. $5.75 per pound
b. $5.70 per pound
c. $5.45 per pound
d. $5.00 per pound Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3*7.20+5*4.40=8X
21.6+22=8X
8X=43.6
X=43.6/8
$5.45 IS THE SELLING PRICE OF THE COFFEE MIX. ANSWER C).
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