The Coffee Counter charges $8 per pound for Kenyan French Roast coffee and $7 per pound for Sumatran coffee. How much of each type should be used to make a 20 pound blend that sells for $7.30 per pound?

The price of the  Kenyan French Roast coffee is $6 and the price of Sumatran coffee is $14.

Two equations can be derived from the question:

8x + 7y = 20(7.3)

8x + 7y = 146 equation 1

x + y = 20 equation 2

Where: x

x = Kenyan French Roast coffee

y = Sumatran coffee.

To determine the value of y, multiply equation 2 by 8

8x + 8y = 160 equation 3

Subtract equation 1 from 3

y = 14

Substitute for y in equation 2

x + 14 = 20

x = 20 - 14

x = 6

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Kenyan French Roast coffee x=6

Sumatran coffee y=14

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y=20     blend coffee

8x+7y=7.3(20)     selling price

x+y=20 ⇒ x=20-y

substitute in the equation:

8x+7y=7.3(20)

8(20-y)+7y=7.3(20) for 20 pound blend

160-8y+7y=146

-y=146-160

y=14 pond

x+y=20

x=20-14=6

check : 14*7+6(8)=146/7.3=20 pound

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