How many kilograms of tea at 50 per kg should bemixed with 35 kg of te

1.	How many kilograms of tea at 50 per kg should bemixed with 35 kg of tea costing 60 per kg so as to sellthe mixture at 57 per kg without gaining or losinganything in the transaction
Answer» Let the amount of ₹50 tea be ‘x’ so the equation becomes 50x + 6035 = 57(x + 35) solve this for ‘x’ 7x = 3*35 or x= 15kg so you will need to mix15kgof the ₹50 tea

How many kilograms of tea at 50 per kg should bemixed with 35 kg of tea costing 60 per kg so as to sellthe mixture at 57 per kg without gaining or losinganything in the transaction

Answer»

Let the amount of ₹50 tea be ‘x’

so the equation becomes

50x + 60*35 = 57*(x + 35)

solve this for ‘x’

7x = 3*35

x= 15kg

so you will need to mix15kgof the ₹50 tea