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document.write( "whipping cream contains 9% butter fat. 2% milk contains 2% butterfat.
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document.write( "How much whipping cream and 2% milk should be mixed to obtain 35 gallons of milk with 4% butterfat? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #204233 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the amount of whipping cream be W and let the amount of 2% milk be T. \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "Use eq. 1 to solve for W in terms of T. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Now substitute into eq. 2 and solve for T. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "10 gallons of whipping cream and 25 gallons of 2% milk. \n" ); document.write( " |