Question

suppose you work for a large coffee distributor that has a secret coffee blend it sells to local stores. you mix the breakfast blend with the organic free trade blend, but always in the same proportion. yesterday, you mixed 140 pounds of the breakfast blend with 210 pounds of the organic free trade blend. today, there is 70 pounds of the breakfast coffee left in stock. how many pounds of the organic free trade coffee should you mix with it to get your secret blend?
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Explanation:

Step1: Find the fixed proportion

$\text{Proportion} = \frac{\text{Organic Free Trade}}{\text{Breakfast blend}} = \frac{210}{140} = \frac{3}{2}$

Step2: Calculate required Organic blend

Let $x$ = pounds of Organic Free Trade needed.
$x = 70 \times \frac{3}{2}$
$x = 105$

Answer:

105