document.write( "Question 342206: A nut mixture contains 10% cashews. How many kilograms of the mixture and how many kilograms of the cashews should be mixed to give 6 kg of a nut mixture which is 25% cashews? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let A be the amount of the 10% cashew mixture, B the amount of the 100% cashew mixture.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"10A%2B100B=25%286%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10A%2B100B=150\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"A%2B10B=15\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"9B=9\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B1=6\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You need 5 kg of the 10% mixture and 1 kg of 100% mixture.
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