<PRE><B>Question 519443</B>
A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $6.00 per pound with coffee costing $4.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a
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Equation:
value + value = value
6x + 4.5(30-x) = 5.3*30
Multiply thru by 10 to get:
60x + 45*30 - 45x = 53*30
15x = 8*30
x = 16 lbs (amt. of $6 coffee needed)
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30-x = 14 lbs (amt of $4.50 coffee needed)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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 blend costing $5.30 per pound?
$6.00/lb coffee 1 lb 
$4.50/lb coffee 2 lb 

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