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document.write( "Crisco Canola Oil is 7% saturated fat. Crisco blends corn oil that is 14% saturated fat with Crisco Canola Oil to get Crisco Canola and Corn Oil, which is 11% saturated fat. How many gallons of corn oil must crisco mix with 600 gallons of crisco canola oil to get crisco canola and corn oil? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #364390 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Crisco Canola Oil is 7% saturated fat. \n" ); document.write( " Crisco blends corn oil that is 14% saturated fat with Crisco Canola Oil to get Crisco Canola and Corn Oil, which is 11% saturated fat. \n" ); document.write( " How many gallons of corn oil must crisco mix with 600 gallons of crisco canola oil to get crisco canola and corn oil? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of corn oil required \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "A typical mixture equation using amt of fat. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".14x + .07(600) = .11(x+600) \n" ); document.write( ".14x + 42 = .11x + 66 \n" ); document.write( ".14x - .11x = 66 - 42 \n" ); document.write( ".03x = 24 \n" ); document.write( "x = \n" ); document.write( "x = 800 gal of Corn oil \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Check this \n" ); document.write( ".14(800) + .07(600) = .11(800+600) \n" ); document.write( "112 + 42 = .11(1400) \n" ); document.write( "154 = 154 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |