A vendor mixes two types of rice. Type A costs Rs 40/kg and Type B costs Rs 60/kg. He makes 10 kg of a mixture worth Rs 480 in total. Let the quantity of Type A be x kg and Type B be y kg. How many kg of Type B does the mixture contain?

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4. x + y = 10 and 40x + 60y = 480, i.e. 2x + 3y = 24. From first x = 10 - y; 2(10 - y) + 3y = 24, 20 + y = 24, y = 4 kg.

A vendor mixes two types of rice. Type A costs Rs 40/kg and Type B costs Rs 60/kg. He makes 10 kg of a mixture worth Rs 480 in total.
Let the quantity of Type A be $x$ kg and Type B be $y$ kg.
How many kg of Type B does the mixture contain?

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A vendor mixes two types of rice. Type A costs Rs 40/kg and Type B costs Rs 60/kg. He makes 10 kg of a mixture worth Rs 480 in total.Let the quantity of Type A be x kg and Type B be y kg.How many kg of Type B does the mixture contain?

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A vendor mixes two types of rice. Type A costs Rs 40/kg and Type B costs Rs 60/kg. He makes 10 kg of a mixture worth Rs 480 in total.
Let the quantity of Type A be $x$ kg and Type B be $y$ kg.
How many kg of Type B does the mixture contain?