document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=799074>Question 799074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A company that supplies bulk candy to bakeries<BR>\n" );
document.write( "has one batch of chocolate chips that are 50% dark chocolate and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% milk chocolate. They have another batch that is 80% dark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chocolate and 20% milk chocolate. One of their customers sends<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in a rush order for 100 lb of a mix that is 68% dark chocolate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds from each batch should be mixed to meet this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "order? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "has one batch of chocolate chips that are 50% dark chocolate and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% milk chocolate. They have another batch that is 80% dark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chocolate and 20% milk chocolate. One of their customers sends<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in a rush order for 100 lb of a mix that is 68% dark chocolate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many pounds from each batch should be mixed to meet this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "order?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dark + dark = dark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.50x +0.80(100-x) = 0.68*100<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50x +80*100 - 80x = 68*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-30x = -12*100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (2/5)100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40 lb (amt. of 50% chips needed)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100-x = 60 lb (amt. of 80% chips needed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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