document.write( "Question 40866: Joe's Dairy Farm has 100 gallons of milk that is 4.6% butterfat. How much skim milk (no butterfat) should be mixed with it to make milk that is 3.2% fat?
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document.write( "________gallons of milk should be added.\r
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document.write( "this was answered previously as 43.75 but it when i put it into the computer lesson it said i was wrong. can someone please help me out?
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document.write( "Thanks soooo much!!!!! \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #26353 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The setup is like this \n" ); document.write( "100(.046) + x(0) = (100 + x)(.032) \n" ); document.write( "4.6 = 3.2 + .032x \n" ); document.write( "1.4 = .032x \n" ); document.write( "x = 1.4 / .032 \n" ); document.write( "x = 43.75 gal of skim milk \n" ); document.write( "That is the correct answer. \n" ); document.write( "Either you typed it in incorrectly or the program has a bug. \n" ); document.write( " |