document.write( "Question 906631: a candy distributor needs to mix a 20% fat-content chocolate with 60% fat-content chocolate to create a 200 kilograms of a 26% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #549973 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a+b=200, \n" ); document.write( "0.2*a+0.6*b=0.26*200 \n" ); document.write( "a=200-b \n" ); document.write( "0.2*(200-b)+0.6*b=52 \n" ); document.write( "40-0.2b+0.6*b=52 \n" ); document.write( "0.4*b=12 \n" ); document.write( "b=30 \n" ); document.write( "a=200-b \n" ); document.write( "a=170 kg at 20% \n" ); document.write( "b=30 kg at 60% \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "0.2*170+0.6*30=0.26*200 \n" ); document.write( "34+18=52 \n" ); document.write( "52=52 \n" ); document.write( "ok \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |