Kaitlin's Coffee Shop makes a blend that is a mixture of coffee types A and B. In one bag of the blend, there are 2 kilograms of type A. Six bags of the blend are a total of 54kilograms. How many kilograms of type B are there in one bag?
(a) Write an equation that could be used to answer the question above. First, choose the appropriate form. Then, fill in the blanks with the numbers 2, 6, and 54. Let b represent the number of kilograms of type B in one bag.
(b) Solve the equation in part (a) to find the number of kilograms of type B in one bag.
(a) The equation that could be used to answer the question can be written in the form:
2 + 6b = 54
(b) To solve the equation, we can rearrange it:
6b = 54 - 2
6b = 52
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6:
b = 52/6
b = 8.67 kilograms
Therefore, there are approximately 8.67 kilograms of type B in one bag.
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Apologies for the mistake.
(a) The equation that could be used to answer the question can be written in the form:
2 + 6b = 54
(b) To solve the equation, we can rearrange it:
6b = 54 - 2
6b = 52
Dividing both sides of the equation by 6:
b = 52/6
b = 8.67 kilograms
Therefore, there are approximately 8.67 kilograms of type B in one bag.