A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Kona coffee blend that normally sells for $10.00 per pound with a Ethiopian coffee blend that normally sells for $12.30 per pound to create 90 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.22 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
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A coffee distributor needs to mix a(n) Kona coffee blend that normally sells for $10.00 per pound with a Ethiopian coffee blend that normally sells for $12.30 per pound to create 90 pounds of a coffee that can sell for $12.22 per pound. How many pounds of each kind of coffee should they mix?
A) Write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be solved to answer the question. Use xx as your variable to represent the quantity of Kona coffee blend.
pounds of the Kona Blend
pounds of the Ethiopian Blend
Round your answers to the nearest whole number of pounds.
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