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A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new blend of coffee that sells for $\$ 3.90$ per pound by mixing two coffees that sell for $\$ 2.75$ and $\$ 5$ per pound,respectively. What amounts of each coffee should be blended to obtain the desired mixture? [ Hint: Assume that the total weight of the desired blend is 100 pounds.]
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75 coffee as x and the amount of the $5 coffee as y. We know that the total weight of the blend is 100 pounds, so we can write the equation: \[x + y = 100\] This implies that \(y = 100 - x\). Show more…
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