Problema Solution

How much coffee beans worth Php50 a kilograms should be added to 60 kilograms of coffee beans worth Php75 a kilogram to obtain a mixture worth Php60 a kilograms?

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Solution:

x = Php50 coffee bean

 

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

50x + 4500 = 60x + 3600

-10x = -900

x = 90 kilograms