document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1146493>Question 1146493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> snack mix A is 12% sodium and snack mix B is 4% sodium. we want to make a 40oz snack mix that is 9% sodium. how much of each snack mix is needed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There are many ways to solve \"mixture\" problems like this, including using the ugly formula that the other tutor showed.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But here is what is surely the fastest and easiest way....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) The 9% target percentage is 5/8 of the way from 4% to 12%, the percentages of the two ingredients.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) That means 5/8 of the mixture is the higher percentage ingredient.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 5/8 of 40 ounces, or 25 ounces, of the 12% sodium snack mix A; the other 15 ounces of snack mix B. </SPAN>\n" );
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