SOLUTION: Dried bananas are sold for 75 per kga and dried mangoes are sold for 120 per kg.how many kg of dried mangoes should be mixed with 5kg of banana to get a mixture that sells 100 per

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Question 994292: Dried bananas are sold for 75 per kga and dried mangoes are sold for 120 per kg.how many kg of dried mangoes should be mixed with 5kg of banana to get a mixture that sells 100 per kg?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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b kgs bananas
m kgs mangos
%2875%2Ab%2B120%2Am%29%2F%28b%2Bm%29=100
Let b=5.
%2875%2A5%2B120m%29%2F%285%2Bm%29=100

120m%2B5%2A75=100%28m%2B5%29
120m%2B5%2A75=100m%2B500
20m=500-5%2A75
4m=100-75
4m=25
m=25%2F4
highlight%28m=6%261%2F4%29