SOLUTION: Mr olanrewaju bought tea at #2.20 per kg and mixed it with twice as much tea which he bought at #2.00 per kg.He sold the mixture at #2.40 per kg gaining #40.00 in the transaction.F

Question 709263: Mr olanrewaju bought tea at #2.20 per kg and mixed it with twice as much tea which he bought at #2.00 per kg.He sold the mixture at #2.40 per kg gaining #40.00 in the transaction.Find how many kg of each kind of tea he bought?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Bought, and later sold x and 2x kg quantities.

Spent:
x*2.20+2x*2.00
=

Sold for Revenue:
(x+2x)2.40
=

In selling, he gained 40.00 pounds profit:

7.2x-6.2x=40
1.0*x=40
.
kg. the first tea type
kg. the second tea type
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