Question

Manuel's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Manuel S5.40 per pound, and type B coffee costs $4.15 perpound. This month, Manuel made 142 pounds of the blend, for a total cost of $688.05. How many pounds of type A coffee did he use?Number of pounds of type A coffee:$2

Answer 1

Given:

Type A coffee costs $ 5.40.

Type B coffee costs $ 4.15.

Total cost is $ 688.05.

The total pounds of blend coffee is 142.

Let, x be the type A coffee and y be the type B coffee.