SOLUTION: Two type of rice costing Rs 30 per kilogram and Rs 20 per kilogram are mixed in the ratio of 2:3.find the cost per kilogram of a mixture

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Question 985495: Two type of rice costing Rs 30 per kilogram and Rs 20 per kilogram are mixed in the ratio of 2:3.find the cost per kilogram of a mixture
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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The mix contains two parts of rice at the price of  Rs_30%2Fkg  and three parts of rice at the price of  Rs_20%2Fkg.

Hence,  the price of the mixture is  %282%2A30+%2B+3%2A20%29%2F%282%2B3%29 = 120%2F5 = Rs 24.