SOLUTION: 3 kg of Ndiba's Red Hot Peanuts was made by combining 2 kg of peanuts which cost $4/kg with 1 kg of spices which cost $1/kg. Find the cost per kg of the mixture.

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Question 736489: 3 kg of Ndiba's Red Hot Peanuts was made by combining 2 kg of peanuts which cost $4/kg with 1 kg of spices which cost $1/kg. Find the cost per kg of the mixture.
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3 kg of Ndiba's Red Hot Peanuts was made by combining 2 kg of peanuts which cost $4/kg with 1 kg of spices which cost $1/kg. Find the cost per kg of the mixture.
value + value = value
2*4 + 1*1 = c*5
9 = 5c
c = $1.80 (cost per kg of the mixture)
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Stan H.