SOLUTION: Robert decided to try making fresh butter. He purchased 10 kg of heavy cream, which is 36% fat by weight. The rest is water and milk protein. The butter is made from the cream by r

Question 1075505: Robert decided to try making fresh butter. He purchased 10 kg of heavy cream, which is 36% fat by weight. The rest is water and milk protein. The butter is made from the cream by removing some of the water and milk protein.
If butter contains 80% fat by weight, how much butter will Robert be able to make from the cream he
purchased?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the amount of butter Robert can make. Then:
.36 x 10=.8 x n
3.6=.8n
n=4.5 kg of butter possible. ☺☺☺☺
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