document.write( "Question 424935: Scott's Winterizer Lawn Fertilizer is 22% nitrogen. Schultzs Lime with Lawn Fertilizer is 4% nitrogen. William Weaver, owner of Weaver's Nursery, wishes to mix these two fertilizers to make 400 pounds of a special 10% nitrogen mixture for midseason lawn feeding. How much of each fertilizer should he mix? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #296078 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! percent ----------------quantity \n" ); document.write( "Scott's 22 ----------------x pounds \n" ); document.write( "Schultz 4 ----------------400-x pounds \n" ); document.write( "Total 10.00% ----------------400 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "22x+4(400-x)=10 *400 \n" ); document.write( "22x+1600-4x=4000 \n" ); document.write( "22x-4x=4000-1600 \n" ); document.write( "18x=2400 \n" ); document.write( "/18 \n" ); document.write( "x=133.33 pounds 22.00% \n" ); document.write( "Balance 266.67 pounds 4.00% \n" ); document.write( " |