SOLUTION: Jessica is making rice crispy squares. The mixture will have 4.5 times as many kilograms of rice crispies as of marshmallows. The marshmallows cost $5/kg and rice crispies $10/kg.

Question 1080281: Jessica is making rice crispy squares. The mixture will have 4.5 times as many kilograms of rice crispies as of marshmallows. The marshmallows cost $5/kg and rice crispies $10/kg. If Jessica has $100 to spend, what mass of marshmallows and rice crispies should she buy?
Note: Please include a "Let's statement(s)", and equations. Thank you :)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = kg of marshmallows
= kg of rice crispies
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and

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She should buy 2 kg of marshmallows
She should buy 9 kg of rice crispies
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check:

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