Question

David's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs David $4.45 per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.85 per pound. This month, David made 123 pounds of the blend, for a total cost of $643.95. How many pounds of type B coffee did he use?

Answer 1

Explanation:

x = pounds A

y = pounds B

x + y = 123

4.45x + 5.85y = $643.95

from the first equation we get

x = 123 - y

and we use that in the second equation :

4.45×(123 - y) + 5.85y = 643.95

547.35 - 4.45y + 5.85y = 643.95

1.4y = 96.6

y = 69

x = 123 - y = 123 - 69 = 54

so, he used 69 pounds of B coffee.