document.write( "Question 691863: a dairy owner mixes 5 gal of cream that is 30% butterfat and 8 gal of milk that is 4% butterfat. find the percent concentration of butterfat in the resulting mixture. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #426876 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a dairy owner mixes 5 gal of cream that is 30% butterfat and 8 gal of milk that is 4% butterfat. find the percent concentration of butterfat in the resulting mixture. \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "fat + fat = fat \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "0.30*5 + 0.04*8 = x*13 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "1.5 + 0.32 = 13x \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "13x = 1.82 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "x = 14% \n" ); document.write( "====================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "================ \n" ); document.write( " |