Suppose that you want to mix two coffees in order to obtain100 pounds of a blend. If x represents the number of poundsof coffee A, write an algebraic expression that represents thenumber of pounds of coffee B.(a) 100 - x (b) x - 100 (c) 100 x (d) 100 + x

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Suppose that you want to mix two coffees in order to obtain
100 pounds of a blend. If x represents the number of pounds
of coffee A, write an algebraic expression that represents the
number of pounds of coffee B.
(a) 100 - x

(b) x - 100

(c) 100 x

(d) 100 + x

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