Problema Solution
Toms coffee shop makes a blend that's a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs $4.65/lb., and Type B coffee costs $5.85/lb. Tom made 186 lbs. of the blend, for a total cost of $970.50. How many pounds of Type B coffee did Tom use?
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Let 'x' represent the pounds of Type B coffee then 186 - x is the pound of Type A coffee.
4.65(186 - x) + 5.85x = 970.50
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x = 88 lbs
Tom used 88 pounds of Type B coffee.