Sarah Meeham blends coffee for Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $4.63 per pound. She plans to do this by blending together a high-quality bean costing $5.50 per pound and a cheaper bean at $3.50 per pound. To the nearest pound, find how much high-quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend. She should blend Ibs of high quality beans. (Round to the nearest pound as needed.) She should blend Ibs of cheaper beans. (Round to the nearest pound as needed.)

Sarah Meeham blends coffee for Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $4.63 per pound. She plans to do this by blending together a high-quality bean costing $5.50 per pound and a cheaper bean at $3.50 per pound. To the nearest pound, find how much high-quality coffee bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend. She should blend Ibs of high quality beans. (Round to the nearest pound as needed.) She should blend Ibs of cheaper beans. (Round to the nearest pound as needed.)

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Sarah Meeham blends coffee for Tasti-Delight. She needs to prepare 160 pounds of blended coffee beans selling for $4.63 per pound. She plans to do this by
blending together a high-quality bean costing $5.50 per pound and a cheaper bean at $3.50 per pound. To the nearest pound, find how much high-quality coffee
bean and how much cheaper coffee bean she should blend.
She should blend Ibs of high quality beans.
(Round to the nearest pound as needed.)
She should blend Ibs of cheaper beans.
(Round to the nearest pound as needed.)

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