SOLUTION: a recipe for a rice dish calls for 12 oz of a rice mixture that is 20% wild rice and 8 oz of pure wild rice. what is the percent concentration of wild rice in the 20-ounce mixture?

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Question 1050619: a recipe for a rice dish calls for 12 oz of a rice mixture that is 20% wild rice and 8 oz of pure wild rice. what is the percent concentration of wild rice in the 20-ounce mixture?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = oz of 20% wild rice needed
+%28+.2%2A12+%2B+8+%29+%2F+20+=+10.4%2F20+
+10.4%2F20+=+.52+
The mixture is 52% wild rice