4) Jamila runs a grocery store that sells bulk coffee bean blends by the pound. She wishes to mix 40 pounds of coffee to sell for a total cost of $222. To obtain the mixture, she will mix coffee that sells for $5.10 per pound with coffee that sells for $6.30 per pound. How many pounds of each coffee should she use?

4) Jamila runs a grocery store that sells bulk coffee bean blends by the pound. She wishes to mix 40 pounds of coffee to sell for a total cost of $222. To obtain the mixture, she will mix coffee that sells for $5.10 per pound with coffee that sells for $6.30 per pound. How many pounds of each coffee should she use?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter3: Solving Equation And Problems

Section3.5: Equations With The Variable On Both Sides

Problem 9P

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