Mixtutre - Problem?

Question

A grain dealer sells casuy nuts at 30 pesos a kilo and pili nuts at 35 a kilo. Howmany kilos of casuy nuts and pili nuts must be mixed to make 20 kilos of mixed nuts which will be sold at 32 pesos a kilo?

Answer 1

The mix needs to be 57.3% of the 30p nuts and 42.7% of the 35p nuts. 11.44 kilos at 30 is 343.20p. 8.56 kilos at 35p is 289.9p. Total is 642.1p for 20 kilos total or 32.1 per kilo.