document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=274517>Question 274517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Soybean meal is 18% protein, cornmeal is 9% protein.How many pounds of each should be mixed in order to get 360lb of mixture that is 10% protein?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. how many pounds of cornmeal should be in the mixture?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. how many pounds of soybean meal should be in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #200313 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anantha><B>anantha(86)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=anantha><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=200313\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let no of pounds of soybean meal be x pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and no of pounds of cornmeal be y pounds <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x pounds of 18% protein and y pounds of 9% protein should be mixed we get 360lb of 10% protein<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=360lb -------(1)equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=360-x(i.e; for isolating y subtract x from both sides) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x * (18%)+ y*(9%) =360*(10%)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x*(18/100)+y*(9/100)=360*(10/100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x/100+9y/100=3600/100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplying every term by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(18x/100)*100+(9y/100)*100=(3600/100)*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after removing 100 on both sides we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x+9y=3600------------(2) equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute y value in 2 equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x+9(360-x)=3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x+9*360-9*x=3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x+3240-9x=3600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+3240=3600(subtracting 9x from 18x we get 9x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "isolate x on one side subtract 3240 on both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+3240-3240=3600-3240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing both sides by 9 we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x/9 =360/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute x value in y=360-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=360-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=360-40=320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no of pounds of soybean meal=40 pounds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no of pounds of cornmeal=320 pounds<BR>\n" );
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