document.write( "Question 165488: Ziggy’s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain lowfat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of no-fat yogurt should be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of low-fat yogurt?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #121985 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ggy’s Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain lowfat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of no-fat yogurt should be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of low-fat yogurt? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of 3% yogurt required \n" ); document.write( "then \n" ); document.write( "(60-x) = amt of no fat stuff \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Write an amt fat equation (fat amt does not change, only the percentage changes) \n" ); document.write( ".03x = .01(60) \n" ); document.write( ".03x = .6 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 20 lb of 3% stuff \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "60 - 20 = 40 lb of no-fat stuff \n" ); document.write( " |