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    Oct 3, 2011, 09:02 AM
    Math word problem - Coffee
    A coffee company wants a new flaver of cajun coffee. How many pounds of coffe worth $5 a pound should be added 30 pounds of coffee worth $2 a pound to get a mixture worth $3 a pound
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    Oct 3, 2011, 09:26 AM
    Let the weight of the first coffee be x and the weight of the resulting coffee be y.

    So, the total cost is given by: 5x + 30(2) = 3y

    The addition of both weights is given by:
    x + 30 = y

    You have two equations with two unknowns. Find x and y.
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