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Solve the Investment Problem $5\$ 5 A Pound That She Wishes to Mix with 80 Pounds

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Solve the investment problem.
-A merchant has coffee worth $5\$ 5 a pound that she wishes to mix with 80 pounds of coffee worth $8\$ 8 a pound to get a mixture worth $7\$ 7 a pound. How many pounds of the $5\$ 5 coffee should be used?


A) 40lb40 \mathrm{lb}
B) 60lb60 \mathrm{lb}
C) 20lb20 \mathrm{lb}
D) 120lb120 \mathrm{lb}

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