A candy store merchant sells 25kg ju-jubes for $3.00/kg. If he uses one brand selling for $2.25/kg and a second brand selling at $3.75/kg, how much of each brand is required?

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Melina Chan

1 May, 07:34

A candy store merchant sells 25kg ju-jubes for $3.00/kg. If he uses one brand selling for $2.25/kg and a second brand selling at $3.75/kg, how much of each brand is required?

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Kristopher Dorsey · Answer 1

Let's say he has 1 kg of each

2.25/kg and 3.75/kg

add together and divide by 2 to get average

6/2=3

so it must be a one to one ratio

25 kg/2=12.5 kg of each

12.5 of each brand