SOLUTION: A yogurt company blends regular yogurt that is 4% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of non-fat yogurt must be mixed to obtain 50 p
Algebra.Com
Question 1116889: A yogurt company blends regular yogurt that is 4% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of non-fat yogurt must be mixed to obtain 50 pounds of low-fat yogurt?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = pounds of non-fat yogurt needed
= pounds of regular 4% yogurt needed
= pounds of fat in the 4% yogurt
-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
37.5 pounds of non-fat yogurt are needed
----------------------------------------
check:
pounds of 4% yogurt needed
pounds of fat in 4% yogurt
OK
RELATED QUESTIONS
A yogurt company blends regular yogurt that is 4% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain... (answered by scott8148,dragonwalker)
78. Low-fat yogurt. Ziggy’s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its (answered by josmiceli)
A yogurt company blends regular yogurt that is 4% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain... (answered by htmentor)
write a system of two equations in two unknowns. Ziggy's famous yougurt blends regular... (answered by stanbon)
A famous shop blends yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat... (answered by stanbon)
Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to... (answered by ptaylor)
Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to... (answered by josmiceli)
Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to... (answered by Mathtut)
Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)