Four cups of a salad blend containing 40% spinach is mixed with an unknown amount of a salad blend containing 55% spinach. the resulting salad contains 50% spinach. how many cups of salad are in the resulting mixture?

You just purchased two coins at a price of $670 each. because one of the coins is more collectible, you believe that its value will increase at a rate of 7.1 percent per year, while you believe the second coin will only increase at 6.5 percent per year. if you are correct, how much more will the first coin be worth in 15 years?