If the spice blend has \(80\%\) pepper and \(20\%\) salt and the chilli blend has \(50\%\) red and \(50\%\) green chilli

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If the spice blend has \(80\%\) pepper and \(20\%\) salt and the chilli blend has \(50\%\) red and \(50\%\) green chilli powder, how much of the spice blend and the chilli blend, respectively, should be mixed such that the final mixture os \(200\)g has \(20\)g salt?

A) \(80\) grams spice and \(120\) grams chilli
B) \(90\) grams spice and \(110\) grams chilli
C) \(100\) grams spice and \(100\) grams chilli
D) \(110\) grams spice and \(90\) grams chilli
E) \(120\) grams spice and \(80\) grams chilli

The OA is C