Question

Susan's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Susan $5.45 per pound, and type B coffee
costs $4.05 per pound. This month's blend used three times as many pounds of type B coffee as type A, for a total cost of $633.60. How
many pounds of type A coffee were used?

Answer 1

The amount in pounds of Type A coffee used is 36 pounds.

Using equation to find the number of pounds?

Type A coffee costs Susan $5.45 per pound, and type B coffee

costs $4.05 per pound.

Therefore,

Let x = the number of pounds of Type A coffee.

total pounds = x + 3x

total cost = 5.45(x) + 3x(4.05)

633.60 =  5.45(x) + 3x(4.05)

633.60 =   5.45x + 12.15x

633.60 = 17.6x

divide both sides by 17.6

x = 633.60 / 17.6

x = 36

Pounds of Type A coffee used = 36 pounds

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