document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935428>Question 935428</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rice A is being sold at 22 dollars per kilo while rice B is being sold at 27 dollars per kilo. How many kilograms of rice A should be mixed with rice B to make a new sack of rice that can be at 25 dollars per kilo.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #568695 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=568695\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rice A is being sold at 22 dollars per kilo while rice B is being sold at 27 dollars per kilo. How many kilograms of rice A should be mixed with rice B to make a new sack of rice that can be at 25 dollars per kilo.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We need to know how many kilos is the new sack of rice, to do this.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's assume the resulting $25 sack of rice weighs 100 kilos<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = amt of $27 rice<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(100-x) = amt of $22 rice<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical mixture problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x + 22(100-x) = 25(100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x + 2200 - 22x = 2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27x - 22x = 2500 - 2200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 300/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60 kilos of $27 rice (B)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 - 60 = 40 kilos of $22 rice (A)  </SPAN>\n" );
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