Question

Joe's Java makes a blend of coffee which uses two coffees priced at $8.40 per pound and $7.28 per pound, respectively. How much of the first should be mixed with nine pounds of the second, if the mixture will sell at $7.95 per pound?Which equation best represents the problem?

Answer 1

The store would lose $12 per pound if they mixed red fescue at $11 per pound and rye grass at $15 for pound. That would make the value of the product $26 per pound. If they sell it at $14 per pound, there is a loss of $12 per pound.