De Chavez, Jomar S.

BSE – Mathematics IV
PEDCOPRO
Systems of Equations and Inequalities

Application Problem:

How much of each type of coffee bean to put in a signature mixture.

Recall:  if we are trying to make a 100-pound mixture of two kinds
of coffee beans that would sell for 9.80 pesos per pound. One bean sells for 8
pesos per pound and the other sells for 14 pesos per pound.  You came up
withtwo equations to describe your problem. Now you know that you have a
system of equations.

Let’s choose x.  Rearrange to solve for x.

x=100−y
Now substitute for x in the second equation, and solve for y.

Now that you know the value of y, you can solve for x.
De Chavez, Jomar S.
BSE – Mathematics IV
PEDCOPRO

The solution to the system of equations is (70, 30). What does this
solution mean? Remember that you were looking for the number of
pounds of each type of coffee bean. The solution indicates that you
should use 70 pounds of the $8-beans and 30 pounds of the $14-
beans. Does this make sense?  Take a moment to check.

70 pounds + 30 pounds = 100 pounds

70(8)+30(14)=980