A trader bought maize for sh 20 per kg and beans for sh 60per kg .She mixed the maize and beans and sold the mixture at sh.48per kg .If she made a 60percent profit determine the ratio of maize to beans per kg in the mixture

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A trader bought maize for sh 20 per kg and beans for sh 60per kg .She mixed the maize and beans and sold the mixture at sh.48per kg .If she made a 60percent profit determine the ratio of maize to beans per kg in the mixture
20 per kilogram
A trader bought maize for ksh
and
beans for Ksh 60 per Kilogram. She mixed the maize and beans
and sold the mixture at Ksh. 48 per kilogram. If she made
9 60 % profit determine the ratio maize : beans
kilog-
per
rem in the mixture
Transcribed Image Text:20 per kilogram A trader bought maize for ksh and beans for Ksh 60 per Kilogram. She mixed the maize and beans and sold the mixture at Ksh. 48 per kilogram. If she made 9 60 % profit determine the ratio maize : beans kilog- per rem in the mixture
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