SOLUTION: Norachai made a nut mixture that contains 38% peanuts by mixing together 17 kg of mixed nuts that contain 30% peanuts and 8 kg of a different brand of mixed nuts. The second br

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Question 1071317: Norachai made a nut mixture that contains
38% peanuts by mixing together 17 kg of
mixed nuts that contain 30% peanuts and
8 kg of a different brand of mixed nuts.
The second brand of mixed nuts contained
what percent peanuts?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p, the unknown percentage of peanuts in the 8 kg of "different brand" of mixed nuts.



Numerator is amount of actual PEANUT content, multiplied by 100.
Denominator is the amount of prepared mixed nuts Norachai made.

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