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A Farmer Wants To Buy A 10kg Bag of Fertilizer
A Farmer Wants To Buy A 10kg Bag of Fertilizer
A Farmer Wants To Buy A 10kg Bag of Fertilizer
Case I
Merchant A (fertilizer in completely dry condition). The three-phase diagram for the fertilizer
from merchant A is shown in Figure 3.2s.
Completely dry
Merchant A
Air
Solid
The unit Price for the solid constituents of merchant A is 10S/10 kg = 1$/kg
Case 2
Merchant B (feryilizer with water content = 20 %). The three-phase diagram for the fertilizer
from merchant B is shown in Figure 3.3s.
Air
Water
Solid
Merchant B
Water content = 20 %
Assume that the mass of the solids is x; then the mass of the water is 0.2x. The total mass of
the fertilizer bag is 1.2x, which is equal to 10 kg. So the mass of the solids can be obtained from
the following equation: 1.2x = 10
So x= 8.33 kg
The unit Price for the solid constituents in merchant B’s bag is: 8$/8.33 kg = 0.96$/kg
Completamente seco
Comerciante A
Aire
Sólido
Caso 2
Aire
Agua
Sólido
Comerciante B
Suponga que la masa de los sólidos es x; entonces la masa del agua es 0.2x. La masa total de la
bolsa de fertilizante es 1.2x, que es igual a 10 kg. Entonces la masa de los sólidos se puede
obtener de la siguiente ecuación: 1.2x = 10
Entonces x = 8.33 kg
El precio unitario de los componentes sólidos en la bolsa del comerciante B es: 8 $ / 8.33 kg =
0.96 $ / kg