Homework Help: math

Posted by bashi on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 1:20am.

a coffee company wants a new flavor of cajun coffee. how many pounds of coffee worth $10 a pound should be added to 20 pounds of coffee worth $3 a pound to get mixture worth $6 a pound

math - Reiny, Friday, September 21, 2012 at 8:42am
amount to be added --- x lbs

10x + 3(20) = 6(x+20)
10x + 60 = 6x + 120
4x = 60
x = 15

Answer this Question

Related Questions

algebra - A coffee company wants a new flavor of cajun coffee. how many pounds ...
Maath - A coffee shop mixes French roast coffee worth $9 per pound with Kona ...
algebra - Mixture Problems Template – Price Problems Copy the problem from ...
Math - A coffee dealer mixed 12 pounds of one grade coffee with 10 pounds of ...
Algebra II - Bolivian coffee sells for $4.59 per pound, and Columbian coffee ...
Algebra - A coffee manufacturer wants to market a new blend of coffee that will ...
Math - Amanda received a 70 gift card for a coffee store. She used it in buying ...
Word Problems - The manager has one type of coffee that sells for $5 per pound ...
math - the manager of a starbucks store plans to mix A grade coffee that cost 9....
maths - A coffee manufacture wants a new blend of coffee that sell for $3.90 per...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: