document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=152168>Question 152168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how much cream and milk to the nearest thousandth of a gallon must be mixed together to obtain 50 gallons of cream that contains 12.5% butterfat\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many gallons of cream containing 25% butterfat and milk containing 3.5% butter fat must be mixed to obtain 50 gall of cream containing 12.5% butterfat? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how many gallons of cream containing 25% butterfat and milk containing 3.5% butter fat must be mixed to obtain 50 gall of cream containing 12.5% butterfat?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of 25% butterfat stuff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(50-x) = amt of 3.5% stuff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation using decimals for %<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x + .035(50-x) = .125(50)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply what's inside the brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25x + 1.75 - .035x = 6.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".25x - .035x = 6.25 - 1.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".215x = 4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.5%2F.215 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.5%2F.215\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 20.930 gal of the 25% stuff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 - 20.930 = 29.070 of the 3.5% stuff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".25(20.93) + .035(29.07) = .125(50)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5.2325 + 1.017 = 6.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 6.2495 ~ 6.25 </SPAN>\n" );
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