Question

1.) A gourmet shop wants to mix coffee beans that cost $3.00 per pound with coffee beans that

cost $4.25 per pound to create 25 pounds of a new blend that costs $3.50 per pound. Find the
number of pounds of each needed to produce the new blend.

Answer 1

10 pounds of 4.25 new blend and 15 pounds of old blend.

Explanation:
3.00 x 15 = 45$ ( old blend )
4.25 x 10 = 42.5$ ( new blend )
25 pound in total cost $87.50
To find the average cost per pound divide total cost by # of pounds.
87.50 divided by 25 pounds is $3.50