document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395552>Question 395552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 12% protein; cornmeal is 6% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 240-lb mixture that is 9% protein? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Soybean------ 12% protein; ----------x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cornmeal ------6% protein. ----------(240-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mix ---------- 9% protein-------240-lb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x+6(240-x)=240*9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x+1440-6x=2160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=2160-1440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=720<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=120  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "soyabean 120 lbs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cornmeal 240-120 =120 lb<BR>\n" );
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