SOLUTION: A cook has 30 ounces of basil costing $4 per ounce. How many ounces of parsley costing $2.00 per ounce should be mixed with the basil to produce a basil/parsley mix costing $3.20

Question 85557: A cook has 30 ounces of basil costing $4 per ounce. How many ounces of parsley costing $2.00 per ounce should be mixed with the basil to produce a basil/parsley mix costing $3.20 per ounce?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A cook has 30 ounces of basil costing $4 per ounce. How many ounces of parsley costing $2.00 per ounce should be mixed with the basil to produce a basil/parsley mix costing $3.20 per ounce?
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$4 Basil DATA:
Amount = 30 ounces; Value = 4*30 = 120 dollars
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$2 Parsley DATA:
Amount = x ounces; Value = 2x dollars
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Mixture DATA:
Amount = 30+x ounces; Value = 3.2(30+x) = 96+3.2x dollars
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EQUATION:
value + value = value
120 + 2x = 96 + 3.2x
24 = 1.2x
x = 20 ounces (amount of Parsley that must be added)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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