SOLUTION: Soybean meal is 18% protein and cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each mixture should be mixed together in order to get 360lb mixture that is 11% protein?

Question 257163: Soybean meal is 18% protein and cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each mixture should be mixed together in order to get 360lb mixture that is 11% protein?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S-lbs of soybean
C-lbs of cornmeal
1.
2.
Use eq. 2 to solve for S in terms of C. Substitute into eq. 1.

80 lbs of soybean, 280 lbs of cornmeal.
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