SOLUTION: A grain dealer wishes to mix 2 varieties of rice, one that sells for P15 per kg and another one that sells for P18 per kg. He wants to sell the mixture at P16 per kc. If he has 25
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Question 985006: A grain dealer wishes to mix 2 varieties of rice, one that sells for P15 per kg and another one that sells for P18 per kg. He wants to sell the mixture at P16 per kc. If he has 25 kg of the first variety, how many kg of the second variety of rice must be added so that the value of the final mixture is equal to the total value of the other two?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Learn this, which is the same general idea as your problem to be solved:
Mixture: one material quantity unknown
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