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A merchant has coffee worth $40 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $90 a pound to get a mixture that can be
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A merchant has coffee worth $40 a pound that she wishes to mix with 30 pounds of coffee worth $90 a pound to get a mixture that can be sold for $60 a pound. How many pounds of the $40 coffee should be used? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = pounds of $40/pound coffee needed = cost of $40/pound coffee = cost of $90/pound coffee
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45 pounds of $40/pound coffee is needed
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