document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265244>Question 265244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 16% protein.  Cornmeal is 8% protein.  How many pounds of EACH should be mixed together in order to get a 320 lb mixture that is 15% protein?  PLEASE HELP!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #195071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=195071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a mixture problem. Here is a table based on the given information:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "meals . . . . . . . . % . . . . . . . . . pound . . . . . . . . . . %pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "soybean. . . . . . .16. . . . . . . . . 320-x. . . . . . . . . . . 5120 - 16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "corn. . . . . . . . . .8. . . . . . . . . . x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mixture. . . . . . .15. . . . . . . . . .320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looking at the third column, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5120 - 16x + 8x = 4800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5120 - 8x = 4800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 5120 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " -8x = -320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we need 40 pounds of cornmeal and 280 pounds of soybean </SPAN>\n" );
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