SOLUTION: In her cupboard, Consuelo has some dark chocolate that is 70% cocoa solids and some milk chocolate that is 20% cocoa solids. How much of each kind should she use to obtain the desi

Question 1186117: In her cupboard, Consuelo has some dark chocolate that is 70% cocoa solids and some milk chocolate that is 20% cocoa solids. How much of each kind should she use to obtain the desired mixture of 5 ounces that is 40% cocoa solids?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p ounces of 70%
5-p ounces of 20%
5 ounces of mixture at 40%

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2 ounces of 70% and 3 ounces of 20%
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