SOLUTION: How many ouncesof peanuts must Shannon add to 15 ounces of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts to make a mixture with 75% peanuts?
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Question 859061: How many ouncesof peanuts must Shannon add to 15 ounces of mixed nuts containing 55% peanuts to make a mixture with 75% peanuts?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The basic type of mixture problem is thoroughly explained and solved here:
Click the link. Mixture: one material quantity unknown , two-part mixture.
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