A merchant blends tea that sells for $4.75 a pound with tea that sells for $2.50 a pound to produce 110 lb of a mixture that sells for $3.85 a pound. How many pounds of each type of tea does the merchant use in the blend?
+36916 x = # of 4.75 tea 110-x = # of 2.50 tea
4.75 x + 2.50 (110-x) = 3.85 (110) solve for x ...the amount of 4.75 tea then the amount of 2.50 tea is 110-x
