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21 August, 01:37

A store manager wishes to reduce the price of her fresh ground coffee by mixing two grades. if she has 50 pounds of coffee which sells for $1.20 per pound, how much coffee worth 80 cents per pound must she mix with it so that she can sell the final mixture for $1.00 per pound?

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  1. 21 August, 01:44
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    Assume C and E types, which represent lbs of each.

    C=50

    50*1.20+.80E=1.00 * (50+E)

    60+.8E=50+E

    .2E=10

    E=50 lbs

    50lbs is the answer!
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