document.write( "Question 210054: Soybean meal is 12% protein, cornmeal is 6% proteins. how many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 240lb mixture that is 9% proteins.
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document.write( "How many pounds of cornmeal?
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document.write( "How many pounds of soybean? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #159130 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "given: \n" ); document.write( "protein in soybean meal = \n" ); document.write( "protein in cornmeal = \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "In words: \n" ); document.write( "(lbs of soybean protein + lbs of cornmeal protein)/(lbs of mixture) = 9% \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "also \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (2) by 6 and subtract from (1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "120 pounds of soybean and 120 pounds of cornmeal are needed \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |