SOLUTION: A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.55 a pound with tea that sells for $2.25 a pound to produce 70 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.40 a pound. How many pounds of each type of

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Question 879058: A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.55 a pound with tea that sells for $2.25 a pound to produce 70 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.40 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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u and v, pounds of the cheap and the expensive teas.

%282.25u%2B4.55v%29%2F70=3.40 and u%2Bv=70.

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