document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=429471>Question 429471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many gallons of cream containing 25% butter fat and milk containing 3 1/2% butter fat must be mixed to obtain 50 gallons of cream containing 12 1/2% butter fat. And also how much cream and how much milk to the nearest hundredth of a gallon must b mixed together to obtain 50 gallons of cream that contains 12.5% butterfat?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #298297 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=298297\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	percent	----------------quantity							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cream A	25	----------------x	gallons						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Milk	3.5	----------------50-x	gallons						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total	12.50%	----------------50									<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25x+3.5	(50-x)=	12.5*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x+175	-3.5x=625		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x-3.5	x=625-175		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21.5x=450							<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/21.5									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20.93 gallons		25.00%		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "29.07 	gallons		3.50%		<BR>\n" );
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