document.write( "Question 316288: A merchant sells cashews for 30,000 TL kilogram and Brazil nuts for 45,000 TL per kilogram. He wants to mix the nuts to get 20 kg of a mixture worth 36,000 TL kilogram. How many kilogram of each kind of nut does he need? \n" ); document.write( "

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A merchant sells cashews for 30,000 TL per kilogram and Brazil nuts for 45,000 TL per kilogram. He wants to mix the nuts to get 20 kg of a mixture worth 36,000 TL kilogram. How many kilogram of each kind of nut does he need?
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document.write( "                 kilograms   price/kg   worth in TL       \r\n" );
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document.write( "Cashews              x        30000          30000x\r\n" );
document.write( "Brazil nuts        20-x       45000     45000(20-x)  \r\n" );
document.write( "Mixture             20        36000       36000(20)\r\n" );
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document.write( " (Worth in TL of cashews) + (Worth in TL of Brazil nuts) = (Worth in TL of mixture)\r\n" );
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document.write( "                                    30000x + 45000(20-x) = 20(36000)\r\n" );
document.write( "                                30000x + 900000 - 45000x = 720000\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                 -15000x = -180000 \r\n" );
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document.write( "                                                       x = 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:   12 kg Cashews and 20-x = 20-12 = 8 kg Brazil nuts.\r\n" );
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