SOLUTION: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 15% protein ration to make 1800 pounds of a high-grade 25% protein ration how many pounds of each should he

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Question 1071008: A dairy farmer wants to mix a 55% protein supplement and a standard 15% protein ration to make 1800 pounds of a high-grade 25% protein ration how many pounds of each should he
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Too many examples of this type of mixture problem.

x, the pounds of 15% protein material
1800-x, how much of the 55% protein material

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Simplify, solve for x, and evaluate 1800-x.



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