document.write( "Question 407500: Two gallons of milk contain 2% butterfat. How many quarts of milk should be drained and replaced by pure butterfat to prodice a solution of two gallons of milk containing 5% butterfat? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #287284 by graphmatics(170) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of quarts of butterfat then\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ".05*(16x) = 2 - 8x*.02 \n" ); document.write( ".2x = 2 - .16x \n" ); document.write( ".2x + 16x = 2 \n" ); document.write( ".18x = 2 \n" ); document.write( "x = 2/.16 \n" ); document.write( "x = 12.5 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |