Rueben's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Rueben $4.60 per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.70 per pound. This month, Rueben made 169 pounds of the blend, for a total cost of $864.30 . How many pounds of type A coffee did he use?

Question

Rueben's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Rueben  $4.60  per pound, and type B coffee costs  $5.70  per pound. This month, Rueben made  169  pounds of the blend, for a total cost of  $864.30  . How many pounds of type A coffee did he use?

gorv · Answer

let A=x pound
B=y pound
x+y=169
price
4.60*x+5.70*y=864.30
solve it now

anonymous · Answer

I would say that if you take the combined number 169 pounds and divide it by 2 you get 84.5 pounds....But don't take my word for it