SOLUTION: Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound mixture that is 17% protein? How many pounds of th

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Question 203345: Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound mixture that is 17% protein?
How many pounds of the cornmeal should be in the mixture?
How may pounds of the soybean meal should be in the mixture?

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Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein.
How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound
mixture that is 17% protein?
;
Let x = amt of soy
then
(360-x) = amt of corn
;
.18x + .09(360-x) = .17(360)
:
You should be able to solve this now