SOLUTION: a new self-tanning for everyday use is to be sold. first an experimental lotion mixture is made by mixing 700 ounces of everyday lotion worth $.70 an ounce, with self tanning lotio
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Question 948170: a new self-tanning for everyday use is to be sold. first an experimental lotion mixture is made by mixing 700 ounces of everyday lotion worth $.70 an ounce, with self tanning lotion worth $4 per ounce. if the experimental lotion is to cost $1.90 per ounce how many ounces of self tanning lotion should be in the mixture?
What equation/formula would you use to figure this out?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a new self-tanning for everyday use is to be sold. first an experimental lotion mixture is made by mixing 700 ounces of everyday lotion worth $.70 an ounce, with self tanning lotion worth $4 per ounce. if the experimental lotion is to cost $1.90 per ounce how many ounces of self tanning lotion should be in the mixture?
What equation/formula would you use to figure this out?
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let x=ounces of self tanning lotion that should be in the mixture
.70(700)+4x=1.90(700+x)
solve for x
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