SOLUTION: a 50 gallon barrel of milk is 60% butterfat. how much skim milk (no butterfat) should be mixed to make milk that is 30% butterfat?

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Question 691968: a 50 gallon barrel of milk is 60% butterfat. how much skim milk (no butterfat) should be mixed to make milk that is 30% butterfat?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Originally there is gallons
of butterfat in the barrel.
Let = gallons of skim milk to be added





50 gallons of skim milk must be added
( another 50 gallons barrel is needed, too )
check:




OK

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