Question

Diane's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Diane

$5.25

per pound, and type B coffee costs
$4.05

per pound. This month, Diane made
149

pounds of the blend, for a total cost of
$710.25

. How many pounds of type B coffee did she use?

Answer 1

4.05x+5.25(149-x)=710.25
Solve for x
X=60 ........4.05

149-60=89.....5.25