SOLUTION: 9 ounces of mixed nuts containing 39% peanuts were mixed with 16 ounces of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 64% Peanuts peanuts are what percent of the new mixture My ema

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Question 1013959: 9 ounces of mixed nuts containing 39% peanuts were mixed with 16 ounces of another kind of mixed nuts that contain 64% Peanuts peanuts are what percent of the new mixture My email is bjlo66@msn.com
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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How many ounces are PEANUTS?
9%2A%280.39%29%2B16%2A%280.64%29
13.75ounces

How many ounces of mixture?
9%2B16=25%2Aounces

Percent Peanuts?
%2813.75%29%2F25, multiply this by 100.



Be aware, with the denominator 25, you can also,...
%2813.75%2F25%29%284%2F4%29=whateverNumerator%2F100.