Question: A laundry can purchase soap containing 3 0 % water for a price of $ 0 . 3 / kg FOB the soap manufacturing plant

A laundry can purchase soap containing 30% water for a price of $0.3/kg FOB the soap manufacturing plant
(i.e. at the soap plant before shipping costs, which are owned by the purchaser of the soap) It can also
purchase a high grade of soap that contains small % water. The freight rate between the soap plant and the
laundry is $ 6.05/100kg. If the high grade of soap is $0.45/kg, how much percentage of water could be in the
high grade of soap? (15 points)

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