
Mark M. answered 12/13/22
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
b represents amount of type B coffee
142 - b represents amounts of type A coffee
4.14b + 5.50(142 - b) = 697.30
Can you solve for b and answer?
Sam L.
asked 12/10/22Alan's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Alan 5.50 per pound, and type B coffee costs 414 per pound. This month, Alan made 142 pounds of the blend, for a total cost of 697.30. How many pounds of type B coffee did he use?
Mark M. answered 12/13/22
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
b represents amount of type B coffee
142 - b represents amounts of type A coffee
4.14b + 5.50(142 - b) = 697.30
Can you solve for b and answer?
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