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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!
"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?" Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! L=1.60, dollars per ounce
H=2.40, dollars per ounce
M=8 ounces
T=1.90 dollars per ounce
This choice is arbitrary, but
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M-v, how many ounces of the $2.40 per ounce cologne to use.
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The only true unknown variable is v.
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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!
"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?"
Let amount of Skin Soother cologne to mix, be S
Then amount of Cool Sport to mix = 8 - S
Total cost of mixture: 8(1.9), or $15.20
We then get: 2.4S + 1.6(8 - S) = 15.2
2.4S + 12.8 - 1.6S = 15.2
2.4S - 1.6S = 15.2 - 12.8
.8S = 2.4
S, or amount of Skin Soother cologne to mix = , or oz
Amount of Cool Sport to mix = 8 - 3, or oz
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