SOLUTION: Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of

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Question 193255: Ziggy's Famous Yogurt blends regular yogurt that is 3% fat with its no-fat yogurt to obtain low-fat yogurt that is 1% fat. How many pounds of regular yogurt and how many pounds of no-fat yogurt should be mixed to obtain 60 pounds of low-fat yogurt.
so far i have vol of high fat=H
vol of low fat= L
0.03*H +0.01(60-H)=60*0.01
0.03H=6H and thats how far I got with the formula this is a ? can't understand or my brain cannot wrap itself around. PLs respond as soon as possible i am thinking Ihave it half way done but just having a hard time completeing it thanks
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