document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823742>Question 823742</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4. Jessica plans to make a sugar and cinnamon glaze for donuts that she is baking.  She can buy 10 pounds of sugar for $4.30.  The cinnamon costs 25% more than the sugar.  The mixture will cost $0.50 per pound. Approximately what percent of the mixture is sugar?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.  Sarah mixed craisins and chocolate chips together for a snack.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   -Sarah bought 8 lbs of craisins for a total of $6.80.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  -The cost per pound of chocolate chips is 30% more than the cost per pound of craisins.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  -Sarah bought enough chocolate chips that, when she mixed them with the craisins, the mixture had a value of $0.99 per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Approximately what percent of the mixture, by weight, was chocolate chips?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6.  Jennifer bought 12 pounds of strawberries for a total cost of $24.  She also bought blueberries that were 20% more per pound than the strawberries.  She made a mixture of strawberries and blueberries that was worth $2.15 per pound.  Approximately what percent of the mixture, by weight, was blueberries? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #495802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><B>psbhowmick(878)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=psbhowmick><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=psbhowmick><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=495802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4. Suppose, Jessica mixes x pounds of cinnamon glaze to 10 pounds of sugar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Price of sugar is $0.43 per pound.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Price of cinnamon glaze (25% more than that of sugar) is 1.25 x $0.43 = $0.5375 per pound.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus total cost of (10+x) pounds of the mixture is $(4.3+0.5375x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost of the mixture is $0.5 per pound. This implies,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the mixture 56/3 pounds of cinnamon glaze is added to 10 pounds of sugar.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the content of sugar in the mixture is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F%2810%2B56%2F3%29=+0.35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F%2810%2B56%2F3%29=+0.35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 35%. </SPAN>\n" );
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