SOLUTION: a coffee barista is mixing 2 types of coffee beans elcheapo coffee beans ($2 per pounds) and premium star buckaroo coffee beans ($8 per pound) she has 12 pounds of star buckaroo be
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Question 565897: a coffee barista is mixing 2 types of coffee beans elcheapo coffee beans ($2 per pounds) and premium star buckaroo coffee beans ($8 per pound) she has 12 pounds of star buckaroo beans and wishes to mix in a quantity of elcheapoo beans to get a blend that can be sold ofr $6 per pound.
how many pound of elsheapo coffee should be used to create the mixture? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! ------------------------ price ---------------- quantity
Buckaroo coffee $8 ----------------12 pounds
Elcheapoo coffee $2----------------x pounds
Mixture $6 ----------------12+ x pounds
