document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205466>Question 205466</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no fat yogurt to obtain lowfat yogurt that is 1%. 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #155254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=155254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of regular (3%) yogurt that is needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 60-x=amount of no fat yogurt that is needed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know that the amount of pure fat that exists before the mixture (0.03*x) has to equal the amount of pure fat that exists in the final mixture (0.01*60), so our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03x=0.01*60 simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03x=0.6  divide each side by 0.03<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 lbs-------------------------amount of 3% yogurt needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60-x=60-20=40 lb-----------amount of no fat yogurt needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03*20+0.0*40=0.1*60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.6=0.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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