SOLUTION: Tom dumped 10 pounds of a bag of apples with 36% red apples into a bag of 6 pounds which contained 47% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?

Question 996871: Tom dumped 10 pounds of a bag of apples with 36% red apples into a bag of 6 pounds which contained 47% red apples. What is the new percent of red apples?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
10 pounds of 36%;
6 pounds of 47%;
Find percent of mixture.

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Multiply by 100.

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