SOLUTION: 7 kg of soybean oil which costs $4/kg were combined with 14 kg of canola oil which costs $1/kg. find the cost per kg of the mixture.

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Question 758716: 7 kg of soybean oil which costs $4/kg were combined with 14 kg of canola oil which costs $1/kg. find the cost per kg of the mixture.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+7+%2B+14+=+21+ kg of total mixture
+7%2A4+=+28+ = cost of $4/kg oil
+14%2A1+=+14+ = cost of $1/kg oil
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+%28+28+%2B+14+%29+%2F+21+=+42%2F21+
+42%2F21+=+2+
The cost /kg of the mixture is $2