SOLUTION: How To a shop mixes 30 kg of brand a which costs $32 per kg with 20 kg of Brand b tea which cost $35 per kg . he sells mixture at$ 40 per kg. find his profit or loss as a percentag

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a shop mixes 30 kg of brand a which costs $32 per kg with 20 kg of Brand b tea which cost $35 per kg .
he sells mixture at$ 40 per kg. find his profit or loss as a percentage of his cost.
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Find the original cost of the ingredients
32(30) = 960
35(20) = 700
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total C: $1660
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Find the price of the resulting mixture
40(30+20) = $2000
find the profit
2000 - 1660 = $340
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Find the profit as a percentage of his cost
* 100 = 20.48%

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