document.write( "Question 127170: Please help me. I have done this and it is wrong. I am grateful for any help.
\n" ); document.write( "Soymeal is 12% protein and cornmeal is 6%. How many pounds of each should be mixed together to get 240 pound mixture that is 7% protein? Thanks so much... \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #93187 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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(protein in soymeal) + (protein in cornmeal) divided by
\n" ); document.write( "(soymeal + cornmeal) = % protein in mixture
\n" ); document.write( "Call amount of soymeal needed $\"s\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Call amount of cornmeal needed $\"c\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28.12s+%2B+.06c%29+%2F+240+=+.07\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"s+%2B+c+=+240\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+240+-+s\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\".12s+%2B+.06%28240+-+s%29+=+.07%2A240\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\".12s+%2B+14.4+-+.06s+=+16.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\".06s+=+2.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"s+=+40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+240+-+s\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"c+=+200\"$
\n" ); document.write( "40 pounds of soymeal should be mixed with 200 pounds of cornmeal
\n" ); document.write( "check answer
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28.12s+%2B+.06c%29+%2F+240+=+.07\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28.12%2A40+%2B+.06%2A200%29+%2F+240+=+.07\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4.8+%2B+12+=+.07%2A240\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16.8+=+16.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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