A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $3.50 per pound with coffee costing $3.00 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a blend costing $3.20 per pound? $3.50/lb coffee lb $3.00/lb coffee lb

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A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $3.50 per pound with coffee costing $3.00 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a blend costing $3.20 per pound?

$3.50/lb coffee lb
$3.00/lb coffee lb
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