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13 August, 00:18

Joseph would like to make 12 pounds of a coffee blend at a cost of $6.25 per pound. He blends Ground Chicory at $4.40 a

pound with Jamaican Blue Mountain at $8.84 per pound. How much of each type of coffee should he use?

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  1. 13 August, 00:52
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    Ground Chicory = 7 pounds and Jamaican Blue Mountain = 5 pounds

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Joseph would like to make 12 pounds of a coffee blend at a cost of $6.25 per pound.

    Total cost of 12 pounds of coffee blend = 6.25 * 12 = $75

    Ground Chicory = $4.40 per pound

    Jamaican Blue Mountain = $8.84 per pound

    Total weight of coffee blend = 12 pounds

    Total amount of coffee blend = $75

    Let the weight of Chicory be 'x'

    The weight of Blue mountain be (12 - x)

    75 = 4.40x + 8.84 (12-x)

    75 = 4.40x + 106.08 + - 8.84x

    75 = (4.40x + -8.84x) + 106.08

    75 = - 4.44x + 106.08

    -4.44x = 75 - 106.08

    -4.44x = - 31.08

    x = 7 pounds

    and (12 - x) = 12 - 7 = 5 pounds

    Therefore, Ground Chicory would be used 7 pounds and Jamaican Blue Mountain would be used 5 pounds.
  2. 13 August, 02:54
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    Answer: Ground Chicory: 7 pounds and Jamaican Blue Mountain: 5 pounds
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