document.write( "Question 94122: A clothing manufacturer has some pure silk thread and some thread that is 85% silk. How many kilograms of each must be woven together to make 75kg. of a blend that is 96% silk? \n" ); document.write( "
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A clothing manufacturer has some pure silk thread and some thread that is 85% silk. How many kilograms of each must be woven together to make 75kg. of a blend that is 96% silk?
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\n" ); document.write( "85% thread DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Amt. of thread = x kg ; Amt of silk in it= 0.85x kg
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\n" ); document.write( "Pure silk DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Amt of thread = \"75-x\"kg ; Amt of silk in it = 1(75-x)kg
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\n" ); document.write( "Mixture DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Amt of mixture = 75 kg ; Amt of silk in it = 0.96*75 = 72 kg
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\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "silk + silk = silk
\n" ); document.write( "0.85x + 75-x = 72
\n" ); document.write( "-0.15x = -3
\n" ); document.write( " x = 20 kg (Amt of 85% thread in the mixture)
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\n" ); document.write( "75-x = 55 kg (Amt of pure silk in the mixture)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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