document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934290>Question 934290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Sarah mixed craisins and chocolate chips together for a snack. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-Sarah bought 8 lbs of craisins for a total of $6.80. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-The cost per pound of chocolate chips is 30% more than the cost per pound of craisins. <BR>\n" );
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. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Approximately what percent of the mixture, by weight, was chocolate chips? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #567346 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=567346\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a mixture problem in which you know the quantity of one of the ingredients but not the other ingredient.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The price for craisins,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.80%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.80%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The price for chocolate chips, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6.80%2F8%2B%280.30%296.8%2F8=1.105 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6.80%2F8%2B%280.30%296.8%2F8=1.105\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let c be the quantity of chocolate chips; the percent in the mixture can be computed later.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for price.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numerator is the COST of the mixture and the denominator is the POUNDS of the mixture; and c is how many POUNDS of chocolate chips.  Now you can find the percentage. </SPAN>\n" );
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