SOLUTION: a store mixes brazilian coffee worth $11 per kilogram and turkish coffee worth $13 kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $12 per kilogram. Find how much of each be used to make 46
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Question 427997: a store mixes brazilian coffee worth $11 per kilogram and turkish coffee worth $13 kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $12 per kilogram. Find how much of each be used to make 468 kilograms mixture Answer by John10(297) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be amount of Brazilian coffee and y be Turkish coffee
x + y = 468 (1)
11x + 13y = 468*12 (2)
Solve above system to find x and y
Hint: The solution is x = 234 and y = 234.
I recommend that you solve this system by elimination method.
Hope it will help you!John10
