Question

A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Mexican Shade Grown coffee blend that normally sells for $8.10 per pound with a Tanzanian coffee blend that normally sells for $14.10 per pound to create 100 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $10.26 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?

Answer 1

Answer:

64 pounds of the $8.10 Mexican Shade Grown

36 pounds of the $14.10 Tanzanian

Step-by-step explanation:

8.1x + 14.1(100 - x) = 10.26(100)

Distribute

8.1x + 1410 - 14.1x = 1026

Combine like terms

1410 - 6x = 1026

Subtract 1410 from both sides

-6x = -384

Divide both sides by -6

x = 64 pounds of the $8.10

100 - x = 36 pounds of the $14.10