SOLUTION: A candy distributor needs to mix a 30% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 200 kilograms of a 57% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kin

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Question 1124743: A candy distributor needs to mix a 30% fat-content chocolate with a 60% fat-content chocolate to create 200 kilograms of a 57% fat-content chocolate. How many kilograms of each kind of chocolate must they use?


Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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30x%2B60y=57%2A200
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y=200-x
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30x%2B60%28200-x%29=57%2A200
3x%2B6%28200-x%29=57%2A20
x%2B2%28200-x%29=19%2A20
x%2B400-2x=380
-x=-20
highlight%28x=20%29-------------kilograms of the 30% fat
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highlight%28180%29--------------kilograms of the 60% fat