Question

Abdul's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Abdul per pound, and type B coffee costs per pound. This month, Abdul made pounds of the blend, for a total cost of . How many pounds of type A coffee did he use

Answer 1

Complete question :

Abdul's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of two types of coffee. Type A coffee costs Abdul $4.25 per pound, and type B coffee costs $5.90 per pound. This month's blend used twice as many pounds of type B coffee as type A, for a total cost of $337.05 . How many pounds of type A coffee were used?

Answer:

21 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Pounds of coffee A used = x

Pounds of coffee B = 2x

Cost per pound of A = $4.25

Cost per pound of B = $5.90

Total cost of coffee = $337.05

4.25x + 2x(5.90) = 337.05

4.25x + 11.8x = 337.05

16.05x = 337.05

x = 337.05 / 16.05

x = 21

Hence, 21 pounds of coffee A was used