A grocer wishes to blend two different coffee brands in order to make a blend of 400 pounds to sell at $3.00 a pound. If he uses a brand of coffee worth $2.70 a pound with another brand worth $3.20 a pound, how many pounds of each does he use?

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say x is the amount of $2.70/lb coffee and y is the amount of $3.20/lb coffee.

The total amount is:

x + y = 400

The total worth is:

2.70x + 3.20y = 3.00*400

2.7x + 3.2y = 1200

Solving the system of equations through substitution:

x = 400 - y

2.7 (400 - y) + 3.2y = 1200

1080 - 2.7y + 3.2y = 1200

0.5y = 120

y = 240

x = 160

The grocer uses 160 pounds of the $2.70/lb coffee and 240 pounds of the $3.20/lb coffee.

160 for 2.70 and 240 for 3.20

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