SOLUTION: soybean meal is 18% protein, cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together to get 360 lb. mixture that is 14% protein?

SOLUTION: soybean meal is 18% protein, cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together to get 360 lb. mixture that is 14% protein?

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Question 389377: soybean meal is 18% protein, cornmeal is 9% protein.
How many pounds of each should be mixed together to get 360 lb. mixture that is 14% protein?
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.18x + 0.09(360 - x) = 0.14(360);
0.18x + 32.4 - 0.09x = 50.4;
0.09x = 18;
x = 200 lbs of soybean meal, and
360 - x = 160 lbs of corn meal.
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