document.write( "Question 1189801: Alpine Trail Mix is 40% nuts and Meadows Trail mix is 25% nuts. How much Alpine should be mixed with Meadows to form a 10 lb batch of trail mix that is 32% nuts?
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document.write( "x pounds of the 40% nuts and\r\n" );
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document.write( "(10-x) pounds of the 25% nuts.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now write the nuts balance equation for ingredients and for final mixture\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.4x + 0.25*(10-x) = 0.32*10   pounds.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x = \"%280.32%2A10-0.25%2A10%29%2F%280.4-0.25%29\" = \"%28%280.32-0.25%29%2A10%29%2F0.15\" = \"%280.07%2A10%29%2F0.15\" = \"0.7%2F0.15\" = 4 \"10%2F15\" = 4 \"2%2F3\" pounds.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Take 4 \"2%2F3\" pounds of the 40% nuts and the rest, 5 \"1%2F3\" pounds of the 25% nuts.\r\n" );
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