Question

PLEASE SHOW WORK A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Gualtemala Antigua coffee blend that normally sells for $10.30 per pound with a Tanzanian coffee blend that normally sells for $13.80 per pound to create 60 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.46 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix? Answer: They must mix ________ pounds of the Gualtemala Antigua Blend ________pounds of the Tanzanian Blend. (Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.)

Answer 1

23 pounds of the Gualtemala Antigua Blend and 37 pounds of the Tanzanian Blend

Explanation:

you need to make a system of equations to solve this.

First lets make x be the pounds of Gualtemala Antigua coffee blend and y the pounds of Tanzanian coffee blend

we know we need 60 pounds total so first equation is

x+y=60

Next we will make an equation based on the money information

10.30x + 13.80y = 12.46(60)

10.30x + 13.80y = 747.60

So our system of equations is

x + y = 60

10.30x + 13.80y = 747.60

I will solve this by using substitution. first rewrite x+y=60 to y=60-x

now i can substitute that into the other equation for y and solve for x

10.30x + 13.80(60-x) = 747.60

10.30x + 828 -13.80x = 747.60

-3.5x + 828 = 747.60

-3.5x = -80.4

x = 23 (rounded from 22.9714 since they requested that)

now I can use this solution to solve for y by plugging into one of the original equations

x + y =60

23 + y =60

y = 37

Finally we can say that they must mix 23 pounds of the Gualtemala Antigua Blend and 37 pounds of the Tanzanian Blend.