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( "
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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
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\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%
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