Question

Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You

Answer 1

Quantity of Tanzanian blend used in my secret coffee blend = 40 pounds

Quantity of Queen city blend used in my secret coffee blend = 8 pounds

The ratio of Tanzanian blend to Queen city blend in my coffee blend = 40 : 8

Quantity of Tanzanian blend with me = 20 pounds

Quantity of Queen city bend needed to make my secret coffee blend =

Let the quantity of Queen city blend I will need be x .

$\frac{40}{8} = \frac{20}{x}$

$8 \times 20 = 40 \times x$

$160 = 40x$

$x = \frac{160}{40}$

$x = 4$

Therefore , I need to mix 4 pounds of queen city blend with my 20 pounds of Tanzanian blend to get my secret coffee blend .