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A garden store sells Kentucky bluegrass seed for $6 per pound and ryegrass seed for $3 per pound. How much rye must be mixed with 140 pounds of bluegrass to obtain a blend that will sell for $5 per pound?
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Given,
Price of bluegrass seed = $6/pound
Price of ryegrass seed = $3/pound
Price of mixture = $5/pound
Quantity of bluegrass = 140 pound
Let, quantity of ryegrass mixed = x pound
We know th...
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Total money spent on bluegrass + Total money spent on ryegrass - Total money spent on the mixture of bluegrass and ryegrass 3> $6/роиnd x 140 роиnd + $3/роund x x роuпd —D $5/роиnd x (140 + х) роипd => 8403x 700 5x 2х — 140 => 70 роиnd X=
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