Asked by sv

An herbalist is mixing a 9-kilogram batch of a medicinal blend. The blend, which costs $25.05 per kilogram to make, is made up of ground ginseng at $33.85 per kilogram and golden chia at $16.25 per kilogram. How many kilograms of each should be used to make the 9-kilogram batch?
Write your answers as whole numbers or as decimals rounded to the nearest tenth.
kilograms of ground ginseng
kilograms of golden chia

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let x = kilograms of ground ginseng.
33.85x + 16.25(9 − x) = 25.05(9)

Solve: 17.6x + 146.25 = 225.45 → x = 79.2/17.6 = 4.5

So:
4.5 kilograms of ground ginseng
4.5 kilograms of golden chia