Question

Suppose you work for a large coffee distribution that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. Gazebo blend with Kona blend but always in the same proportion. Yesterday you mix 90 pounds of gazebo blend with 27 pounds of the Kona blend. Today there is 40 pounds of the gazebo coffee left in stock. HOW MANY POUNDS OF THE KONA COFFEE SHOULD YOU MIX WITHIT TO GET YOUR SECRET BLEND ?? HELP NOW !!!

Answer 1

Answer:

12 Pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

The proportion of the secret blend is 90/27. When there is only 40 pounds of gazebo, your proportion looks like this:  40/X. X being pounds of Kona. When you are to simplify 90/27 you're left with 10/3. Cross multiply 10/3 and 40/X to and simply to get 10x = 120, leaving you with 12 as your final answer. Hope this explanation helps.