Grass Mixture

Peter plans to buy a grass mixture consisting of meadow grass and fescue seeds for 40 euros. 1 kg of meadow grass costs 6 euros and 1 kg of fescue costs 10 euros. How much of each component should he buy if the resulting mixture is to weigh 6 kg?

Final Answer:

a =  5 kg
b =  1 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

6a+10b=40 a+b=6  6 a+10 b=40  a+b=6  Row261 Row1Row2 0.67b=0.67  b=0.666666670.66666667=1 a=64010b=64010 1=5=5 kg  a=5 b=1



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