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A trader mixes two types of beans, Wairimu costing Ksh. 4000 per bag and Yellow Green costing Ksh. 3500 per bag. If he has 30 bags of Wairimu and 50 bags of Yellow Green, what should be the selling pr

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a

Ksh. 4425\text{Ksh. } 4425

b
67:33
c
191:209

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Part a· 6 steps

  1. Calculate the total cost of Wairimu beans.

    Cost of Wairimu=30 bags×Ksh. 4000/bag=Ksh. 120,000\text{Cost of Wairimu} = 30 \text{ bags} \times \text{Ksh. } 4000/\text{bag} = \text{Ksh. } 120,000
  2. Calculate the total cost of Yellow Green beans.

    Cost of Yellow Green=50 bags×Ksh. 3500/bag=Ksh. 175,000\text{Cost of Yellow Green} = 50 \text{ bags} \times \text{Ksh. } 3500/\text{bag} = \text{Ksh. } 175,000
  3. Calculate the total cost of the mixture.

    Total cost=Ksh. 120,000+Ksh. 175,000=Ksh. 295,000\text{Total cost} = \text{Ksh. } 120,000 + \text{Ksh. } 175,000 = \text{Ksh. } 295,000
  4. Calculate the total number of bags in the mixture.

    Total bags=30+50=80 bags\text{Total bags} = 30 + 50 = 80 \text{ bags}
  5. Calculate the cost price per bag of the mixture.

    Cost price per bag=Ksh. 295,00080 bags=Ksh. 3687.50/bag\text{Cost price per bag} = \frac{\text{Ksh. } 295,000}{80 \text{ bags}} = \text{Ksh. } 3687.50/\text{bag}
  6. Calculate the selling price per bag with a 20% profit.

    Selling price per bag=Cost price per bag×(1+Profit percentage)\text{Selling price per bag} = \text{Cost price per bag} \times (1 + \text{Profit percentage}) Selling price per bag=Ksh. 3687.50×(1+0.20)\text{Selling price per bag} = \text{Ksh. } 3687.50 \times (1 + 0.20) Selling price per bag=Ksh. 3687.50×1.20=Ksh. 4425\text{Selling price per bag} = \text{Ksh. } 3687.50 \times 1.20 = \text{Ksh. } 4425

    The selling price of one bag of the mixture is Ksh. 4425\boxed{\text{Ksh. } 4425}.

Part b67:33

Let aa be the number of bags of Wairimu and bb be the number of bags of Yellow Green.
The cost of Wairimu is Ksh. 4,000 per bag.
The cost of Yellow Green is Ksh. 3,500 per bag.
The cost of the mixture is Ksh. 3,835 per bag.

  1. Set up the equation for the weighted average cost.

    a×4000+b×3500a+b=3835\frac{a \times 4000 + b \times 3500}{a+b} = 3835
  2. Multiply both sides by (a+b)(a+b).

    4000a+3500b=3835(a+b)4000a + 3500b = 3835(a+b) 4000a+3500b=3835a+3835b4000a + 3500b = 3835a + 3835b
  3. Group terms with aa and terms with bb.

    4000a−3835a=3835b−3500b4000a - 3835a = 3835b - 3500b 165a=335b165a = 335b
  4. Find the ratio a:ba:b.

    ab=335165\frac{a}{b} = \frac{335}{165}
  5. Simplify the ratio by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5.

    ab=335÷5165÷5=6733\frac{a}{b} = \frac{335 \div 5}{165 \div 5} = \frac{67}{33}

    The ratio a:ba:b is 67:33\boxed{67:33}.

Part c191:209

  1. Determine the composition of one bag of mixture from part (a).

    In part (a), the mixture was 30 bags of Wairimu and 50 bags of Yellow Green.
    Total parts = 30+50=8030+50 = 80.
    Fraction of Wairimu in mixture (a) = 3080=38\frac{30}{80} = \frac{3}{8}.
    Fraction of Yellow Green in mixture (a) = 5080=58\frac{50}{80} = \frac{5}{8}.
    So, one bag of mixture (a) contains 38\frac{3}{8} units of Wairimu and 58\frac{5}{8} units of Yellow Green.

  2. Determine the composition of one bag of mixture from part (b).

    In part (b), the ratio of Wairimu to Yellow Green is a:b=67:33a:b = 67:33.
    Total parts = 67+33=10067+33 = 100.
    Fraction of Wairimu in mixture (b) = 67100\frac{67}{100}.
    Fraction of Yellow Green in mixture (b) = 33100\frac{33}{100}.
    So, one bag of mixture (b) contains 67100\frac{67}{100} units of Wairimu and 33100\frac{33}{100} units of Yellow Green.

  3. Calculate the total amount of Wairimu and Yellow Green in the new mixture (one bag from (a) + one bag from (b)).

    Total Wairimu = (Wairimu from bag (a)) + (Wairimu from bag (b))

    Total Wairimu=38+67100\text{Total Wairimu} = \frac{3}{8} + \frac{67}{100}

    To add these fractions, find a common denominator, which is 200.

    Total Wairimu=3×258×25+67×2100×2=75200+134200=209200\text{Total Wairimu} = \frac{3 \times 25}{8 \times 25} + \frac{67 \times 2}{100 \times 2} = \frac{75}{200} + \frac{134}{200} = \frac{209}{200}

    Total Yellow Green = (Yellow Green from bag (a)) + (Yellow Green from bag (b))

    Total Yellow Green=58+33100\text{Total Yellow Green} = \frac{5}{8} + \frac{33}{100}

    Using the common denominator 200:

    Total Yellow Green=5×258×25+33×2100×2=125200+66200=191200\text{Total Yellow Green} = \frac{5 \times 25}{8 \times 25} + \frac{33 \times 2}{100 \times 2} = \frac{125}{200} + \frac{66}{200} = \frac{191}{200}
  4. Calculate the ratio of Yellow Green to Wairimu.

    Ratio (Yellow Green : Wairimu)=191200:209200\text{Ratio (Yellow Green : Wairimu)} = \frac{191}{200} : \frac{209}{200}

    Since both fractions have the same denominator, the ratio is simply the ratio of their numerators.

    Ratio=191:209\text{Ratio} = 191 : 209

    The ratio of Yellow Green to Wairimu in this new mixture is 191:209\boxed{191:209}.

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