Question 1036643
A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $10.00 per pound with a Breakfast coffee blend that normally sells for $14.30 per pound to create 20 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.58 per pound.
 How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
:
let x = amt of $14.30 coffee required
the total result is to be 20 lb, therefore
(20-x) = amt of $10 coffee required
:
14.30x + 10(20-x) = 12.58(20)
14.30x + 200 - 10x = 251.6
14.30x - 10x = 251.6 - 200
4.30x = 51.6
x = 51.6/4.30
x = 12 lb of $14.30 coffee required
I'll let you find the amt of $10 coffee required