SOLUTION: How many grams of soil supplement that cost P280 per kilogram must be mixed with 20 kg of aluminum nitrate that costs P140 per kilogram to make a fertilizer that P180 per kilogram?

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Question 1173323: How many grams of soil supplement that cost P280 per kilogram must be mixed with 20 kg of aluminum nitrate that costs P140 per kilogram to make a fertilizer that P180 per kilogram?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52791) About Me  (Show Source):
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The setup is this equation


    280x + 20*140 = 180(x+20).


From the equation,


    x = %28180%2A20+-+20%2A140%29%2F%28280-180%29 = 8.


ANSWER.  8 kilograms.

Solved.

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It is a standard and typical mixture problem.

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Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a formal algebraic solution is not required, here is a quick and easy way to solve the problem with a bit of mental arithmetic.

The prices per kg of the two ingredients are P140 and 280; the price per kg of the mixture is P180.

180 is 40/140 = 4/14 = 2/7 of the way from 140 to 280 (look at the three numbers on a number line, if it helps).

That means 2/7 of the mixture is the more expensive ingredient and 5/7 of the mixture is the less expensive.

So the amount of soil supplement that must be added is (2/7)/(5/7) = 2/5 of the amount of aluminum nitrate.

ANSWER: (2/5)(20) = 8kg = 8000g

CHECK:
(20)(140)+8(280) = 2800+2240 = 5040
28(180) = 5040