Three hundred and sixty litres of a homogenous paint is made by mixing three paints A, B and C. The ratio by volume of paints A...

Three hundred and sixty litres of a homogenous paint is made by mixing three paints A, B and C. The ratio by volume
of paints A to paint B is 3 : 2 and paint B to paint C is 1 : 2. Paint A costs sh. 180 per litre, paint B sh. 240 per litre and
paint C sh. 127.50 per litre. Determine:
a) The volume of each type of paint in the mixture.
b) The amount of money spent in making one litre of the mixture.
c) The percentage profit made by selling the mixture at sh. 221 per litre.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 3, 2019 at 05:27

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