A merchant has 20 pounds of an $8 per pound tea. how many pounds of a $4 per pound tea should he add to the 8$ per pound tea to get a mixture worth $5 per pound?

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A merchant has 20 pounds of an $8 per pound tea. how many pounds of a $4 per pound tea should he add to the 8$ per pound tea to get a mixture worth $5 per pound?

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Answer 1 · 2018-08-11T03:36:35

$60$ pounds of $$4$ per pound tea is mixed with $20$ pounds of $$8$ per pound tea to get $80$ pounds of $$5$ per pound of tea .

Explanation:

Let's assume that $x$ pounds of $$4$ per pound tea is

mixed with $20$ pounds of $$8$ per pound tea, then

$4 x+ 20* 8= (20+x)* 5 or 4 x +160 = 5 x +100$ or

$5x -4x = 160 -100 or x = 60$ pounds. Therefore,

$60$ pounds of $$4$ per pound tea to be mixed

with $20$ pounds of $$8$ per pound tea to get $80$ pounds

of $$5$ per pound of tea . [Ans]

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A merchant has 20 pounds of an $8 per pound tea. how many pounds of a $4 per pound tea should he add to the 8$ per pound tea to get a mixture worth $5 per pound?

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