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A similar logic to what I said in the previous question can be used here.

Let us assume he takes x grams of Krisp and y grams of Brano.

So the total weight of the new mixture is (x+y)

Now with respect to percentages, we have:

\(\frac {10}{100}\) x + \(\frac {2}{100}\) y = \(\frac {4}{100}\) (x+y)

So, canceling all the 100s from the denominators, we get

\(10x + 2y = 4(x+y)\)

Rearranging like terms, we get

(10-4) x = (4-2) y

This implies that:

\(\frac {x}{y}\) = \(\frac {4-2}{10-4}\) = \(\frac {2}{6}\)= \(\frac {1}{3}\)

Hope this helps.
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A similar logic to what I said in the previous question can be used here.

Let us assume he takes x grams of Krisp and y grams of Brano.

So the total weight of the new mixture is (x+y)

Now with respect to percentages, we have:

\(\frac {10}{100}\) x + \(\frac {2}{100}\) y = \(\frac {4}{100}\) (x+y)

So, canceling all the 100s from the denominators, we get

\(10x + 2y = 4(x+y)\)

Rearranging like terms, we get


(10-4) x = (4-2) y

This implies that:

\(\frac {x}{y}\) = \(\frac {4-2}{10-4}\) = \(\frac {2}{6}\)= \(\frac {1}{3}\)

Hope this helps.

it should be

(10y + 2x) (x + y)= 4 (xy)
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Can you explain the logic behind that?
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K -->10
B ---> 2
So 10K+2B = (K+B)4 --> 10K+2B = 4K+4B --> 6K = 2B --> K/B = 2/6 = 1/3
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This is a theory I learned through Manhattans Strategy Guides, however, for some reason, they don't always use it in their own problems.

But here goes a quick way to find a ratio. See the following question (taken from Manhattans FDP guide)

"Kris P cereal is 10% sugar by weight, whereas healthier but less delicious Bran-O cereal is 2% sugar by weight. To make a delicious and healthy mixture that is 4% sugar, what should be the ratio of Kris P cereal to Bran-O cereal,by weight?

Instead of setting up a grid, think like this: Kris P is 10%, and 4% is our goal, that means that Kris P is 6 "too much", whereas Bran-O, with its 2% is 2 "too little", which means we need to remove 6 from Kris-P and add 2 from Bran-O

So, x(-6) + y(+2) = 0. In order for this to be 0. X needs to be 2, and Y needs to be 6. Hence, the ratio for Kris P to Bran-O is 2:6 - or 1:3


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Krisp cereal is 10% sugar by weight. Brano cereal is 2% sugar by weight. If you wanted to make the mixture 4% sugar by weight what should the ratio of Krisp to Brano.


Say, w1 is the weight krisp, w2 is the weight of Brano

using weihted average formula w1/w2 = (c2 - avg) / (Avg-c1)

w1/w2 = 4-2 / 10-6 = 2/3

So Krisp and brano should be mixed in the ratio of 1/3.
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.10k+.02b=.04(k+b)
k/b=1/3
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I approached this algebraically:
X= total weight of Krisp
Y= total weight of Bruno

10x/100 + 2y/100=4(x+y)/100
10x/100 + 2y/100=4x/100 + 4y/100
6x/100=2y/100
6x=2y
x=1/3(y)
x/y=1/3
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10% sugar in Kris-p (x) = 0.1x
2% sugar in Bran-0 (y) = 0.02y
Mixture contains 4% sugar = 0.04(x+y)

0.1x + 0.02y = 0.04(x+y)
0.06x = 0.02y
x/y = 2/6
x/y = 1/3
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Kris-P cereal is 10% sugar by weight, whereas healthier but less delicious Bran-0 cereal is 2% sugar by weight. To make a delicious and healthy mixture that is 4% sugar, what should be the ratio of Kris-P cereal to Bran-0 cereal, by weight?

A) 1:3
B) 2:7
C) 2:3
D) 4:5
E) 1:9


Use weighted average method..
....B0..A.......KP
So 2...4........10
Ratio of KP to B0.....\(\frac{Average-B0}{KP-average}\)=\(\frac{4-2}{10-4}\)=2/6=1/3..

A
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What is this "Easier approach" with no explanation posted by achiever01?
Does it have a name? Are there mixture questions where it does not work?
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Here is a simple approach: test total weight equals 100 as the weight [b][color=#0000ff]


Thus from the captured table.
0.10x + 0.02(100-x) = 4
0.10x + 2 - 0.02x = 4
0.08x = 2
8x=200
x= 25

Plug back in to find weight of healthy
100-25 = 75
Thus ratio is 25:75 or 1:3
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