SOLUTION: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 25% protein ration to make 1500 pounds of a high-grade 35 % protein ration. How many pounds of each should he us

Question 1146147: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 25% protein ration to make 1500 pounds of a high-grade 35 % protein ration. How many pounds of each should he use?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A dairy farmer wants to mix a H% protein supplement and a standard L% protein ration to make M pounds of a high-grade T % protein ration. How many pounds of each?
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v pounds of H% protein supplement
M-v pounds of L%

Substitute your given values. Evaluate v. Use this to evaluate M-v.
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