document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=956500>Question 956500</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A health food store sells dry bean sup mix. It has 6 pounds of mix that is 40% lentils and wants to reduce that percentage to 15%. How many pounds of other beans must be added? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #584418 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=584418\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 40% of 6 pounds =0.40(6lbs)=2.4lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4ls is 15% of 2.4lbs/0.15=16lbs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To make a total of 16 lbs, they must add 10 lbs of other beans to the 6 lbs of 40% mix. </SPAN>\n" );
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