document.write( "Question 791474: A candy distributor needs to mix a 10% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 200 kilograms of a 12.5% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #479620 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a mixture problem. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First, assign variables to everything: \n" ); document.write( "H = 60% fat \n" ); document.write( "T = 12.5% fat \n" ); document.write( "L = 10% fat \n" ); document.write( "M = 200 kilograms \n" ); document.write( "u = unknown amount of the 10% fat candy \n" ); document.write( "v = unknown amount of the 60% fat candy\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Form the equations to describe the system: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the system for u and v. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Substitute. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "And conclude for the other quantity, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now just substitute given values to find values of u and v. \n" ); document.write( " |