A gourment shop wants to mix coffe beans that cost $3.00 per pound with coffe beans that cost $4.25 per pound to create 25 pounds of a new blend that cost $3.50 per pound. Find the number of pounds of each nerded to produce the new blend

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Buffy

22 October, 04:57

A gourment shop wants to mix coffe beans that cost $3.00 per pound with coffe beans that cost $4.25 per pound to create 25 pounds of a new blend that cost $3.50 per pound. Find the number of pounds of each nerded to produce the new blend

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Mareli Haas · Answer 1

If the gourmet shopkeeper mix 15 pounds of coffee beans which costs 3.0$ per pound with 10 pounds of coffee beans costing 4.25$ per pound.

The mixture of 25 pounds will cost 3.5$ per pound.

It can be found using

3*x + 4.25 * (25 - x) = 25*3.50