document.write( "Question 797266: if a dairy has 475 pounds of milk having a content of 2.5% butterfat how many pounds of skimmed milk(with no butterfat)must he remove to have milk with a content of 4% butterfat
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Algebra.Com's Answer #481821 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! if a dairy has 475 pounds of milk having a content of 2.5% butterfat \n" ); document.write( " how many pounds of skimmed milk(with no butterfat)must he remove to have milk with a content of 4% butterfat \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt of skim milk removed \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".025(475) = .04(475-x) \n" ); document.write( "11.875 = 19 - .04x \n" ); document.write( ".04x = 19 - 11.875 \n" ); document.write( ".04x = 7.125 \n" ); document.write( "x = 7.125/.04 \n" ); document.write( "x = 178.125 lbs of skim milk removed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |