document.write( "Question 1145715: how much low fat milk (1% fat) and how much whole milk (4 % fat) should be mixed to make a 5gal of reduced fat milk (2% fat)?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1x+4y=5•2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Not sure if my equations are set up the correct way. I am confused on what to do since they are in percent. Please help thank you! \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "how much low fat milk (1% fat) and how much whole milk (4 % fat) should be mixed to make a 5gal of reduced fat milk (2% fat)?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y=5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1x+4y=5•2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Not sure if my equations are set up the correct way. I am confused on what to do since they are in percent. Please help thank you!
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Answer to  your QUESTION: \"Yes, your equations are correct!\" What you did was multiply the percents by 100, thus making 1%, 1, 4%, 4, and 2%, 2.
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document.write( "Now just continue to solve for each type of milk. 
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document.write( "You can either use ELIMINATION or SUBSTITUTION. You choose!! \n" );
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