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They are all the same thing, just differing numbers.

"How many pounds of coffee worth $H a pound should be added to U pounds of coffee worth $L a pound to get a mixture worth $T a​ pound?"


v pounds of the H dollar per pound coffee
v+U pounds of the finished mixture


{{{highlight_green(Hv+LU=T(v+U))}}}
Solve for v.


{{{Hv+LU=Tv+TU}}}

{{{Hv-Tv=TU-LU}}}

{{{(H-T)v=U(T-L)}}}

{{{highlight(v=U((T-L)/(H-T)))}}}
You can plug in your given values.