A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $10 per kilogram and Turkish coffee worth $14 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $11 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to make a 588-kilogram mixture. How many kg of the Brazilian coffee should be in the mixture? How many kg of the Turkish coffee should be in the mixture?

A store mixes Brazilian coffee worth $10 per kilogram and Turkish coffee worth $14 per kilogram. The mixture is to sell for $11 per kilogram. Find how much of each should be used to make a 588-kilogram mixture. How many kg of the Brazilian coffee should be in the mixture? How many kg of the Turkish coffee should be in the mixture?

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions

Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations

Problem 7.88TI: For every 1 kilogram (kg) of a child’s weight, pediatricians prescribe 15 milligrams (mg) of a fever...

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