document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578497>Question 578497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A grocery store has 12 lbs of a mixture of nuts and dried fruit that is 10% banana chips. If they mix  additional banana chips to bring the new mixture up to 25%, how many pounds of banana chips should they add?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #370656 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=370656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	percent	----------------	Amount								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture 	10	----------------			12						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Banana chips 	100	----------------			x						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total	25	----------------	12	+	x						<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10*12+100x=25(12+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120+100	x=300+25x		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x-25x=-120+300			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x=180								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/75										<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2.4									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4lb	of			Banana chips 			<BR>\n" );
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