Problema Solution

How much coffee beans worth Php 50 a kilogram should be added to 60 kilograms of coffee beans worth php 75 a kilogram should be added to 60 kilograms of coffee beans worth Php 75 a kilogram to obtain a mixture worth Php 60 a kilogram?

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let the kg of php 50 coffee be x

50x + 75(60) = (x+60)(60)

solve for x

50x + 4500 = 60x + 3600

4500 = 10x + 3600

900 = 10x

90 = x

therefore, you should add 90 kg of the coffee beans worth php 50