SOLUTION: A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.25 a pound with a tea that sells for $1.95 a pound to prouduce 80 lbs of a mixture that sells for $2.75 a pound. How many lbs of each tea ar

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Question 399257: A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.25 a pound with a tea that sells for $1.95 a pound to prouduce 80 lbs of a mixture that sells for $2.75 a pound. How many lbs of each tea are in the final mixture?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x(1.95) + (80 - x)(4.25) = 80(2.75)