document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=294881>Question 294881</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 16% protein and cormeal is 8% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 320 pound mixture that is 13% protein?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds of cornemal should be in the mixture??__________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds of soybean meal should be in the mixture??__________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am lost. can you please solve this for me!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212584 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah1contreras><B>sarah1contreras(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sarah1contreras><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=212584\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 16% protein. Cornmeal is 8% protein.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 320<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pound mixture that is 13% protein??<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of soy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the total is to be 320lb, therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(320-x) = amt of corn<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A typical mixture equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16x + .08(320-x) = .13(320)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16x + 25.6 - .08 = 41.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16x - .08x = 41.6 - 25.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16/0.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 200 lb of soy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "320 - 200 = 120 lb of corn\r<BR>\n" );
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