document.write( "Question 949631: Hi I'm really struggling with this word problem and I have tried it but not sure how they came up with the answers please help thank you so much!
\n" ); document.write( "\"How many ounces of Skin Soother men’s cologne (unit price: $2.40 per ounce) must be mixed with Cool Sport men’s cologne (unit price: $1.60 per ounce) to make 8 ounces of a mixture having a unit price of $1.90 per ounce?\" \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #579782 by MathTherapy(10552) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!

\n" ); document.write( "Hi I'm really struggling with this word problem and I have tried it but not sure how they came up with the answers please help thank you so much!
\n" ); document.write( "\"How many ounces of Skin Soother men’s cologne (unit price: $2.40 per ounce) must be mixed with Cool Sport men’s cologne (unit price: $1.60 per ounce) to make 8 ounces of a mixture having a unit price of $1.90 per ounce?\"
\n" ); document.write( "

Let amount of Skin Soother cologne to mix, be S
\n" );
document.write( "Then amount of Cool Sport to mix = 8 - S
\n" );
document.write( "Total cost of mixture: 8(1.9), or $15.20
\n" );
document.write( "We then get: 2.4S + 1.6(8 - S) = 15.2
\n" );
document.write( "2.4S + 12.8 - 1.6S = 15.2
\n" );
document.write( "2.4S - 1.6S = 15.2 - 12.8
\n" );
document.write( ".8S = 2.4
\n" );
document.write( "S, or amount of Skin Soother cologne to mix = , or  oz
\n" );
document.write( "Amount of Cool Sport to mix = 8 - 3, or  oz \n" );
document.write( "

\n" );