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A trader deals in two types of rice; rice A and rice B. Type Arice costs Kshs. 400 per bag and type B costs Kshs....

A trader deals in two types of rice; rice A and rice B. Type Arice costs Kshs. 400 per bag and type B costs Kshs. 350 per bag. The trader mixes 30 bags of type A with 50 bags of type B. If he sells the mixture at a profit of 20%, calculate the selling price of one bag of the mixture.

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