Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You mix the Gazebo blend with the Breakfast blend, but always in the same proportion. Yesterday, you mixed 50 pounds of the Gazebo blend with 15 pounds of the Breakfast blend. Today, there is 40 pounds of the Gazebo coffee left in stock. How many pounds of the Breakfast coffee should you mix with it to get your secret blend? Answer: pounds

Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You mix the Gazebo blend with the Breakfast blend, but always in the same proportion. Yesterday, you mixed 50 pounds of the Gazebo blend with 15 pounds of the Breakfast blend. Today, there is 40 pounds of the Gazebo coffee left in stock. How many pounds of the Breakfast coffee should you mix with it to get your secret blend? Answer: pounds

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Suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. You
mix the Gazebo blend with the Breakfast blend, but always in the same proportion. Yesterday, you mixed
50 pounds of the Gazebo blend with 15 pounds of the Breakfast blend. Today, there is 40 pounds of the
Gazebo coffee left in stock. How many pounds of the Breakfast coffee should you mix with it to get your
secret blend?
Answer:
pounds

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