document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=202652>Question 202652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jake owns a health food store. He sells a cereal mixture that is 60 parts oatmeal, 25 parts bran, and 15 parts wheat germ. Each batch of cereal weights 80 kilograms. Jake’s problem is that customers are requesting more bran in the mix. They would like the batch he just prepared to have 30 parts bran out of the total 100 parts. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many kilograms of the original mix of cereal should be removed and replaced with bran so that his customers will be satisfied?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each batch of cereal weights 80 kilograms. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jake’s problem is that customers are requesting more bran in the mix.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They would like the batch he just prepared to have 30 parts bran out of the total 100 parts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many kilograms of the original mix of cereal should be removed and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " replaced with bran so that his customers will be satisfied?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine what percentage is the Bran, in the original mixture<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F%2815%2B60%2B25%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F%2815%2B60%2B25%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = .15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of mixture to be removed, and amt of bran to be added<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15(80-x) + x = .30(80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 - .15x + x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.15x + x = 24 - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".85x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2F.85 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2F.85\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14.1 kg removed, 14.1 kg of bran added  </SPAN>\n" );
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