SOLUTION: Nathan needs a mixturee of 14% oats and 86% corn. He currently has 21 pounds of a mixture of 90% oats. How many pounds of corn should be added to the mixture?
How much water s
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How much water s
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The focus is on the percent of corn.
The available 21 pounds of corn-oats blend is 90% oats and must therefore be assumed 10% corn. Nathan wants to increase the percent of corn by adding some c pounds of 100% corn:
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