SOLUTION: A candy distributor needs to mix a 10% fat-content chocolate with a 50% fat-content chocolate to create 100 kilograms of a 18% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kin

Question 1036775: A candy distributor needs to mix a 10% fat-content chocolate with a 50% fat-content chocolate to create 100 kilograms of a 18% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the amount of 10% chocolate needed. Then:
.10n+.50(100-n)=.18(100)
.10n-.50n+50=18
.4n=32
n=32/.4=80 kilograms of 10% needed, 20 kilograms of 50% chocolate needed!!!!!!!!!!
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