document.write( "Question 1137393: Sean has 3 pounds of a mixture containing 45% columbian coffee and the rest Kenyan coffee. He wants to adjust the blend to have 27% Kenyan coffee. If he can add a mixture which contains 15% Kenyan coffee. How much should he add? \n" ); document.write( "
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3 pounds of 55% Kenyan coffee
\n" ); document.write( "x pounds of 15% Kenyan coffee
\n" ); document.write( "x+3 pounds of 27% Kenyan, mixture\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Using the percents in their decimal form,
\n" ); document.write( "and accounting for the AMOUNT of the Kenyan coffee,
\n" ); document.write( "Kenyan coffee of the two parts = Kenyan coffee in the mixture
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2A0.55%2B0.15x=0.27%28x%2B3%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0.55%2A3%2B0.15x=0.27x%2B0.27%2A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.55%2A3-0.27%2A3=0.27x-0.15x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.84=0.12x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=7%29\"--------------the amount of the 15% Kenyan coffee blend
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