document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490284>Question 490284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Soybean meal is 18%protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360-lbs mixture that is 11%protein? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #333962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><B>John10(297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=John10><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=John10><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=333962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call each kind by a variable:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the amount of Soybean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y ---------------- cornmeal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total amount of both kinds:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The mixture:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.18x + 0.09y = 0.11(360) = 39.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you solve the system of two linear equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 360<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.18x +0.09y = 39.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hint: 80 lbs of SOYBEAN and 280 lbs of CORNMEAL<BR>\n" );
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