Coffee costs $12 per case, and tea costs $8 per case. If an order comes in for a total of 250 cases for $2,600, what was the specific number of cases of tea? (Hint: Let C = cases of coffee.)
A) 150
B) 100
C) 1,800
D) 800
E) None of these

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Let C = cases of coffee. Then, 250 - C = cases of tea.12C + 8(250 - C) = 260012C + 2000 - 8C = 26004C = 600C = 150Therefore, the number of cases of tea is 250 - 150 = 100.

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