SOLUTION: . Raisins make up two thirds of a well-mixed bowl of peanuts and raisins. If half the mixture is removed and replaced with just peanuts, what fraction of the bowl will be raisins?

Question 887526: . Raisins make up two thirds of a well-mixed bowl of peanuts and raisins. If half the mixture is removed and replaced with just peanuts, what fraction of the bowl will be raisins?
Answer by 2897696(96) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in the bowl there are:
2/3 raisins
1/3 peanuts (3/3 -2/3)
remove 1/2 of the 2/3 raisins:
2/3 -1/2
4/6 - 3/6
1/6 raisins left in the bowl
add 3/6 raisins with peanuts:
3/6 now peanuts + original peanuts=5/6 total amount of peanuts
ANSWER: 1/6 of the bowl is raisins
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