document.write( "Question 559033: A carton of whipping cream contains 35% butterfat. A carton of \"2%\" milk contains 2% butterfat. If a volume of whipping cream is mixed with an equal volume of \"2%\" milk, the percentage of butterfat in the mixture? \n" ); document.write( "
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A carton of whipping cream contains 35% butterfat. A carton of \"2%\" milk contains 2% butterfat. If a volume of whipping cream is mixed with an equal volume of \"2%\" milk, the percentage of butterfat in the mixture?
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\n" ); document.write( "fat + fat = fat
\n" ); document.write( "0.35x + 0.02x = p*(2x)
\n" ); document.write( "0.37x = 2px
\n" ); document.write( "0.37 = 2p
\n" ); document.write( "percentage = 0.185 = 18.5%
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