SOLUTION: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 15% protein ration to make 1800 pounds of a high-grade 25% protein ration how many pounds of each should he
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Question 1071008: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 15% protein ration to make 1800 pounds of a high-grade 25% protein ration how many pounds of each should he
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Too many examples of this type of mixture problem.
x, the pounds of 15% protein material
1800-x, how much of the 55% protein material
Simplify, solve for x, and evaluate 1800-x.
Mixing two concentrations for known amount of mixture
https://www.algebra.com/my/Mixtures%3A-All-in-Symbols.lesson?content_action=show_dev
Two-part mixture, solve using just one variable
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