Asked by Jennifer
A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Organic Free Trade coffee blend that normally sells for $8.30 per pound with a Rift Valley coffee blend that normally sells for $13.90 per pound to create 80 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $10.82 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
Answer: They must mix
______pounds of the Organic Free Trade Blend
______pounds of the Rift Valley Blend.
Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.
Answer: They must mix
______pounds of the Organic Free Trade Blend
______pounds of the Rift Valley Blend.
Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.
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Answered by
Reiny
Very similar to your previous alcohol mixture problem that I did for you.
Follow my procedure and let me know what you get.
hint:
let the amount of $8.30 coffee be x pounds
then the amount of $13.90 coffee be 80-x pounds
Follow my procedure and let me know what you get.
hint:
let the amount of $8.30 coffee be x pounds
then the amount of $13.90 coffee be 80-x pounds
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