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Question 462929: A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $10 per kilogram and Turkish coffee worth $14 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to make a 528-kilogram mixture.
How many kilograms of the Brazilian coffee should be in the mixture?
How many kilograms of the Turkish coffee should be in the mixture? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $10 per kilogram and Turkish coffee worth $14 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram.
Find how much of each should be used to make a 528-kilogram mixture.
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Quantity Equation: B + T = 528 kgr
Value Equation::: 10B+14T = 13*528
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Multiply thru the 1st equation by 10:
10B + 10T = 10*528
10B + 14T = 13*528
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Subtract and solve for "T":
4T = 3*528
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T = 3*132
T = 396 kgr (amt. of Turkish coffee needed)
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Solve for "B":
B + T = 528
B + 396 = 528
B = 132 kgr (amt of Brazilian coffee needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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How many kilograms of the Brazilian coffee should be in the mixture?
How many kilograms of the Turkish coffee should be in the mixture?
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