The Roasted Bean charges 20.00 per pound for Fair Trade Organic Mexican coffee and $18.00$ per pound for Fair Trade Organic Peruvian coffee. How much of each type should be used in order to make a 28-lb blend that sells for 19.00 per pound?
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