SOLUTION: A merchant has coffee worth $30 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $80 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $60 a pound. How many pounds of the
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Question 589084: A merchant has coffee worth $30 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $80 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $60 a pound. How many pounds of the $30 coffee should be used? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = pounds of $30/pound coffee needed = cost in dollars of $80/pound coffee
20 pounds of $30/pound coffee is needed
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