SOLUTION: One type of chocolate mixture contains 30% of nuts, by mass. A second type of chocolate mixture contains 20% of nuts, by mass. What mass of each type of chocolate mixture needs to

Question 994283: One type of chocolate mixture contains 30% of nuts, by mass. A second type of chocolate mixture contains 20% of nuts, by mass. What mass of each type of chocolate mixture needs to be mixed to make a 500-g chocolate mixture that will have 24% nuts, by mass?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, mass to use of the 30% mixture
500-y, mass to use of the 20% nuts mixture

Want mixture result to be 24%.

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