Problema Solution
A coffee shop has a sale on coffee beans. It's normally one pound for $20. The sale is buy one pound and get the second for half price. How many pounds of coffee can I get for $60?
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let x = the lbs of coffee you can get for $60
2 lbs of coffee cost: 20 + (1/2)20 = $30 (buy one pound and get the second for half price)
(x/2)*30 = 60
by solving we find:
x = 4 lbs
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you can buy 4 pounds of coffee with $60.