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Question 913190: In solving the problem below, use a variable/s to represent the unknown quantity or quantities. Formulate the equation that will solve the problem. Solve the equation and check if your solution is valid. Thank you!
A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new blend of coffee that will cost 156.25 pesos per kilogram by mixing two coffees that sell for P100 (coffee A) and P150 (coffee B) per kilogram. What amount of each coffee should be mixed to obtain the desired blend assuming that the total weight of the desired mixture is 80 kilograms?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! http://www.algebra.com/my/mixture-price-two-part-both-parts-unknown.lesson?content_action=show_dev
... so the hyperlink did not work.
Here is some help on the question.
L = 100 peso/kg Coffee A
H = 150 peso/kg Coffee B
T = ----------------------------
Now that I am actually analyzing the problem description, I find a major fault.
The question gives coffees of two prices, A is 100 peso/kg and B is 150 peso/kg, and the goal is to make a blend using these which will have a PRICE of 156.25 peso/kg. This cannot occur. The target must not be outside of the two individual priced coffees to be mixed. THAT may well be why you had trouble with the problem, and so why you asked for help. The problem description is WRONG.
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