SOLUTION: A store mixes Kenyan coffee worth $11 per kilogram and Venezuelan coffee worth $15 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used t

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Question 891381: A store mixes Kenyan coffee worth $11 per kilogram and Venezuelan coffee worth $15 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $13 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to make a 384 kilogram mixture.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is like any two part mixture problem, and the concentration is DOLLARS per KILOGRAM.

This lesson explains everything including showing derivation of a general solution:
Mixture: Two-Part, price or cost, both material amounts unknown - http://www.algebra.com/tutors/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev