document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389642>Question 389642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's another one...*smiles*\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Egg nog is made by mixing eggs, cream, milk and sugar together. The recipe calls for 3% butterfat milk. Whole milk contains 4% butterfat and skim milk contains 0% butterfat. How much skim milk should be added to 32oz of whole milk to obtain a mixture that is 3% butterfat?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got 10.666666666666667 ounces...?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And then the table asks us to list the amount in ounces (whole milk: 32oz...skim milk: x...mixture: x+32) and the amount of non fat for the 96% non fat (whole milk), the 100% non fat (skim milk) and the 97% non fat (mixture)...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What do they mean list the amount of non fat...? Do they mean in equation form like...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whole milk is .04*32=1.28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 32oz-1.28= 30.72oz non fat...?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance for all of your help! *smiles* </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #276390 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=276390\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of skim milk that needs to be added to the whole milk<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know that the amount of pure butterfat that exists before the mixture takes place (0.04*32) has to equal the amount of pure butterfat that exists after the mixture takes place (0.03(32+x)).  So our equation to solve is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04*32=0.03(32+x) simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.28=0.96+0.03x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03x=1.28-0.96=0.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10.666666666666666666666666667<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SAME AS YOUR SOLUTION<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GOOOOOOOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPs there's more:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whole Milk---32 oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Skim milk-----10.66666666667 oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture-------42.6666666667 oz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What do they mean list the amount of non fat...? Do they mean in equation form like... \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I believe that they want you to list the amount (in terms of ounces)of the non-fat components just like you are doing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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