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A coffee trader buys two grades of coffee at Sh. 80 and Sh. 100 per packet. Find the ratio at which she should mix them...

A coffee trader buys two grades of coffee at Sh. 80 and Sh. 100 per packet. Find the ratio at which she should mix them so that by selling a packet of the mixture at a Sh. 120 a profit of 25% is realized.

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