2 Equal quantities of sweets at two for #10 and six for N10 are mixed together. How many of the mixed sweets do you get for N10?
You would get 8 sweets for N10.
To find the total number of mixed sweets you can get for N10, we need to calculate the cost of one sweet in both scenarios and compare them.
In the first scenario, you get two sweets for #10. To find the cost of one sweet, divide #10 by 2:
Cost of one sweet = #10 / 2 = #5
In the second scenario, you get six sweets for N10. To find the cost of one sweet, divide N10 by 6:
Cost of one sweet = N10 / 6
To compare the costs and find the answer, we need to convert the costs into the same currency. Let's convert #5 to Naira by assuming #1 = N1, then the cost of one sweet in the first scenario becomes N5.
Comparing N5 (first scenario) and the cost of one sweet in the second scenario (N10/6), we can see that you get more value in the first scenario.
Therefore, for N10, you can get 2 sweets when the costs are #10 each, rather than 6 sweets when the costs are N10 each.
To find out how many mixed sweets you get for N10, you need to determine the price of one unit of the mixed sweets.
First, let's calculate the price of one unit of the first type of sweet:
Two sweets cost #10, so the price of one sweet is #10 ÷ 2 = #5.
Next, calculate the price of one unit of the second type of sweet:
Six sweets cost N10, so the price of one sweet is N10 ÷ 6 = N1.67 (rounded to two decimal places).
Now, to find out the number of mixed sweets you get for N10, divide N10 by the total price of one unit of each sweet combined:
N10 ÷ (#5 + N1.67) = mixed sweets.
Let's calculate it:
N10 ÷ (#5 + N1.67) = N10 ÷ N6.67
Dividing N10 by N6.67 will give you the number of mixed sweets you get for N10.