document.write( "Question 635595: How many gallons of milk containing 4% butterfat must be mixed with 80 gallons of 1% milk to obtain 2% milk?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "milk type I 1 ---------------- 80 gallons
\n" ); document.write( "milk trype II 4 ---------------- x gallons
\n" ); document.write( "Mixture 2 ---------------- 80 + x gallons
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\n" ); document.write( "1*80+4x =2(80+x )
\n" ); document.write( "80+4x= 160+2 x
\n" ); document.write( "4x-2x =-80+160
\n" ); document.write( "2x=80
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\n" ); document.write( "x=40 gallons milk trype II
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