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Algebra.Com's Answer #657351 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A candy distributor needs to mix a 10% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 200 kilograms of a 45% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use? \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "fat + fat = fat \n" ); document.write( "0.10x + 0.60(200-x) = 0.45*200 \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "10x + 60*200 - 60x = 45*200 \n" ); document.write( "-50x = -15*200 \n" ); document.write( "x = (3/10)*200 \n" ); document.write( "x = 60 kg (amt. of 10% needed) \n" ); document.write( "200-x = 140 kg (amt. of 60% needed) \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( " |