SOLUTION: soybean meal is 12% protein;cornmeal is 6% protein. how many pounds of each should be mixed together to inorder to get 240 lbs mixture tht is 8% protein. cormeal 160 pounds in m

Question 318567: soybean meal is 12% protein;cornmeal is 6% protein. how many pounds of each should be mixed together to inorder to get 240 lbs mixture tht is 8% protein.
cormeal 160 pounds in mixture
soybean 80 pounds in mixture
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.12x+.06(240-x)=.08*240
.12x+14.4-.06x=19.2
.12x-.06x=19.2-14.4
.06x=4.8
x=4.8/.06
x=80 pounds of soybeans is used.
240-80=160 pounds of cornmeal is used.
Proof:
.12*80+.06*160=.08*240
9.6+9.6=19.2
19.2=19.2
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