document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=44054>Question 44054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A coffee merchant has coffee beans that sell for $9 per pound and $12 per pound.  The two types are to be mixed to create 100lb. of a mixture that will sell for $11.25 per pound.  How many of each type of bean should be used in the mixture? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ziggy's famous yogurt blends regular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "yogurt that is 3% fat with its no fat yogurt to obtain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "low fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "regular and how many pounds of non-fat yogurt should<BR>\n" );
document.write( "be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of lowfat yogurt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PLEASE HELP ASAP. thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THESE ARE MATERIAL BALANCE PROBLEMS.THE PRINCIPLE IS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TO APPLY<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL OF ALL INPUTS =TOTAL OF ALL OUTPUTS..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "THIS PRINCIPLE CAN BE APPLIED TO TOTAL MIXTURE AS A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WHOLE AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS OF THE<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MIXTURE.LET US SEE THE APPLICATION USING YOUR PROBLEM.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HERE THE MIXTURE COMPRISES 2 INPUTS-REGULAR YOGURT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(RY) & NO FAT YOGURT (NFY)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "AND ONE OUT PUT-LOW FAT YOGURT (LFY).THE COMPONENT OF<BR>\n" );
document.write( "IMPORTANCE IN THE MIXTURE IS FAT CONTENT.SO WE TAKE 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "BALANCES HERE ..ONE FOR THE TOTAL MIXTURE AND ANOTHER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "FOR COMPONENT OF FAT IN THE MIXTURE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I..TOTAL BALANCE...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "INPUTS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.QTY.OF.RY=X POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.QTY OF NFY=Y POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OUT PUT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.QTY.OF LFY=60 POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO APPLYING<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL OF ALL INPUTS =TOTAL OF ALL OUTPUTS.....WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+Y=60.............................I<BR>\n" );
document.write( "II..COMPONENT BALANCE..HERE IT IS FAT .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "INPUTS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.QTY.OF FAT IN RY=X*3/100=3X/100 POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.QTY OF FAT IN NFY=Y*0/100=0 POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OUT PUT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.QTY.OF FAT IN LFY=60*1/100=60/100 POUNDS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "SO APPLYING<BR>\n" );
document.write( "TOTAL OF ALL INPUTS =TOTAL OF ALL OUTPUTS.....WE GET<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X/100 + 0=60/100.............................II<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=20 POUNDS. OF REGULAR YOGURT<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y=60-20=40 POUNDS OF NO FAT YOGURT. </SPAN>\n" );
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