SOLUTION: Find the cost per ounce of a mixture of 280 oz of a cologne that costs $8.50 per ounce and 560 oz of a cologne that costs $4.00 per ounce.

SOLUTION: Find the cost per ounce of a mixture of 280 oz of a cologne that costs $8.50 per ounce and 560 oz of a cologne that costs $4.00 per ounce.

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Question 995511: Find the cost per ounce of a mixture of 280 oz of a cologne that costs $8.50 per ounce and 560 oz of a cologne that costs $4.00 per ounce.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
280+560= 840; 280/840= 0.3333; 560/840=0.6666
x= 0.3333(8.5)+0.6666(4)
x= 2.833+2.666;
x= 5.50 is the cost per ounce of your mixture
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