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How many gallons of milk that is 3 1/2% butterfat must be added to 80 gal of 1% butterfat milk to make milk that is 2% butterfat?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of 3.5% milk required
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\n" ); document.write( "The the decimal equiv equation of the amt of butterfat
\n" ); document.write( ".035x + .01(80) = .02(x+80)
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\n" ); document.write( ".035x + .8 = .02x + 1.6
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\n" ); document.write( ".035x - .02x = 1.6 - .8
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\n" ); document.write( ".015x = .8
\n" ); document.write( "x = $\".8%2F.015\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 53 $\"1%2F3\"$ gal of 3.5% \n" ); document.write( "

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