SOLUTION: Bolivian coffee sells for $4.59 per pound, and Colombian coffee sells for $5.95 per pound. How many pounds of each coffee should be mixed to produce 4000 pounds of mixture that wil

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Question 792248: Bolivian coffee sells for $4.59 per pound, and Colombian coffee sells for $5.95 per pound. How many pounds of each coffee should be mixed to produce 4000 pounds of mixture that will sell for $5.10 per pound?:

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Typical two-part mixture problem.

x and y for the $4.59 and $5.95 per pound prices.
%284.59x%2B5.95y%29%2F4000=5.10 and x%2By=4000
Solve for x and y.