SOLUTION: Tom makes a mix of salad that costs $15 using as much apples that cost $4/kg as oranges that cost $6/kg. how much of each fruit is in the salad? Thanks

Question 1151349: Tom makes a mix of salad that costs $15 using as much apples that cost $4/kg as oranges that cost $6/kg. how much of each fruit is in the salad?
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Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If x is the common value of masses of each ingredient, then you have this equation to determine x 4x + 6x = 15 dollars. It implies 10x = 15 x = 15/10 = 1.5 kilograms. ANSWER. 1.5 kg of apples and 1.5 kilograms of oranges.

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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...,as much apples that cost $4/kg as oranges that cost $6/kg.
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That means x kilograms of apples and x kilograms of orange.

--------kilograms of each fruit
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