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The company has scrap cloth and paper to make two different types of recycled paper. 1 batch of Grade A recycled paper is made of 25 pounds of scrap cloth and 10 pounds of scrap paper and one batch of Grade B recycle paper is made of 10 pounds of scrap cloth and 20 pounds of scrap paper. In total there is 100 pounds of scrap cloth and 120 pounds of scrap paper. 1 batch of grade A paper is a profit of $500 and 1 batch of grade B paper is a profit of $250. what amounts of each grade should be made?
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Grade A is 2 batch, 2x500=US$1000
Grade B is 5 batch, 5x250=US$1250
Solution: 1 Batch Grade recycled paper = 25p scrap cloth + 10p scrap paper
2 Batch Grade recycled paper = 10p scrap cloth + 20p Scrap paper
The fully use the scrap cloth and Scrap paper, 50p scrap cloth and 20p Scrap paper for 2 batch Grade A, the rest for Grade B.
So the amount of Grade A is 2 batch, 2x500=US$1000
Grade B is 5 batch, 5x250=US$1250