SOLUTION: A bird watcher built a bird feeder in his back yard. He has 10 pounds of sunflower seeds. How many pounds of other seeds must he add to have a mixture that is 60% sunflower seeds?

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Question 1098882: A bird watcher built a bird feeder in his back yard. He has 10 pounds of sunflower seeds. How many pounds of other seeds must he add to have a mixture that is 60% sunflower seeds?
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x pounds of other seeds

10%2F%28x%2B10%29=0.6