SOLUTION: 78. Low-fat yogurt. Ziggy�s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt

Question 165086: 78. Low-fat yogurt. Ziggy�s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of no-fat yogurt should be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of low-fat yogurt?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(pounds of fat in mixture)/(total pound of mixture) = per cent fat
Let = pounds of no-fat yogurt to be used
= pound of 3% yogurt used
The only fat is in the 3% yogurt

40 pounds of no-fat yogurt and 20 pounds of 3% fat yogurt are needed
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