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An ice cream maker decided that ice cream with 8% butterfat is the best to sell. How many gallons of ice cream
with 6% butterfat should be mixed with ice cream that is 16% butterfat to make 300 gallons of the desired blend?
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Mix x gallons of the 16% butterfat with (300-x) gallons of the 8% butterfat.
The equation for butterfat content in the ingredients and the final micture is
0.16x + 0.06*(300-x) = 0.08*300 gallons.
From the equation
x = = 60 gallons.
ANSWER. 60 gallons of the 16% butterfat and the rest, (300-60) = 240 gallons of the 6% butterfat.
Solved.
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