document.write( "Question 859085: How do you set this problem up?
\n" ); document.write( "Jody was preparing a snack to take hiking. She started with 3lbs of trail mix containing 55% peanuts, then added 2lb can of mixed nuts which was 40% peanuts. What percentage of mixture is peanuts?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #517555 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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The emphasis is on the concentration of peanuts.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%283%2A55%2B2%2A40%29%2F%283%2B2%29\", percent peanuts. Notice that the percents are used AS percents.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That is, \"%28%28PoundOfPeanuts%29%2F%28PoundsOfMixture%29%29%2A100\"
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