document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152160>Question 152160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 16% protein; cormeal is 8% protein.  How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 320-lb mixture that is 15% protein?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cormeal______\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Soybean______ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111835 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111835\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"pounds of soy meal\", so 320-x=\"pounds of corn meal\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16%)(x)+(8%)(320-x)=(15%)(320) __ .16x+25.6-.08x=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting 25.6 __ .08x=22.4 __ dividing by .08 __ x=280\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "320-x=40 </SPAN>\n" );
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