document.write( "Question 453845: Buttermilk has 6% butterfat, 1% milk has (obviously) 1% butterfat. How much buttermilk must be added to 5 gallons of 1% milk to make a solution of \"whole milk\" (whole milk has 4% buttermilk)? \n" ); document.write( "
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------ percent ---------------- quantity
\n" ); document.write( "1% milk 1 ----------------5 gallons
\n" ); document.write( "Buttermilk 6----------------x gallons
\n" ); document.write( "Total 4---------------- 5+x gallons
\n" ); document.write( "1*5+6*x=4(5+x)
\n" ); document.write( "5+6x=20+4x
\n" ); document.write( "6x-4x=20-5
\n" ); document.write( "2x=15
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\n" ); document.write( "x=7.5 gallons Buttermilk
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