SOLUTION: "the manager of a gourmet coffee and tea store is mixing two green teas, one worth 7 dollars per pound and one worth 9 dollars per pound. He wants to obtain 32 pounds of tea worth

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Question 895905: "the manager of a gourmet coffee and tea store is mixing two green teas, one worth 7 dollars per pound and one worth 9 dollars per pound. He wants to obtain 32 pounds of tea worth 8.50 dollars per pound. How much of each tea should he use?"
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two Part Mixture for Price when both Ingredient Quantities Unknown - http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev

Good! You liked the lesson. If you put in the numbers directly, you immediately have the specific equations:

%287u%2B9v%29%2F32=8.50 and u%2Bv=32, which is a system of two linear equations in two unknowns.
u is pounds of the low priced tea, and v is the pounds of the higher priced tea. Solve the system for u and v.