SOLUTION: A coffee shop blends it's own coffee and sells it in one kilogram tins. One blend consists of two kinds of coffee, Brazilian and Colombian, in the ratio of 2:3 The shop has 20 ki

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Question 1025153: A coffee shop blends it's own coffee and sells it in one kilogram tins.
One blend consists of two kinds of coffee, Brazilian and Colombian, in the ratio of 2:3
The shop has 20 kilograms of Brazilian and 25 kilograms of Colombian in stock.
What is the MAXIMUM number of one kilogram tins of this blend which can be made

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So calculate how many kilos you can make with the Colombian since you use more of it.
Each kilo uses 2/5 kilo of Brazilian and 3/5 kilo of Colombian.
N=%2825%29%2F%283%2F5%29=41%262%2F3
So you can make 41 kilos of the mix and you'll have 2/5 of a kilo left over of the Colombian.
41%282%2F5%29=16%262%2F5
20-16%262%2F5=3%263%2F5
You'll have 3%263%2F5 kilos of Brazilian left.