document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=742477>Question 742477</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A candy company mixes  20% fat- content chocolate with a 15% fat- content chocolate to obtain 50 pounds of a 16% fat content chocolate. How many pounds of each type of chocolate should be used?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(write 2 equations and solve this system of equations.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(write 2 equations and solve this system of equations.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=lbs of 20% fat chocolate to mix<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y=lbs of 15% fat chocolate to mix<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20%x+15%y=16%*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=50-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20%x+15%(50-x)=16%*50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2x+7.5-0.15x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x=0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=50-x=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of 20% fat chocolate to mix=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lbs of 15% fat chocolate to mix=40 </SPAN>\n" );
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