SOLUTION: A mixture of 98 kg of candy worth 155 cents/kg is to be made up by taking some worth 35 cents/kg and some worth 175 cents/kg. How many kg of each should be taken?

SOLUTION: A mixture of 98 kg of candy worth 155 cents/kg is to be made up by taking some worth 35 cents/kg and some worth 175 cents/kg. How many kg of each should be taken?

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Question 997554: A mixture of 98 kg of candy worth 155 cents/kg is to be made up by taking some worth 35 cents/kg and
some worth 175 cents/kg. How many kg of each should be taken?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Same form as in this example:
two-part mixture example with just one unknown variable

The only conceptual difference is yours is in concentration of cents per kilogram, instead of percents.
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