SOLUTION: Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound mixture that is 17% protein?
How many pounds of th
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Question 203345: Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound mixture that is 17% protein?
How many pounds of the cornmeal should be in the mixture?
How may pounds of the soybean meal should be in the mixture?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Soybean meal is 18% protein; cornmeal is 9% protein.
How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 360 pound
mixture that is 17% protein?
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Let x = amt of soy
then
(360-x) = amt of corn
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.18x + .09(360-x) = .17(360)
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You should be able to solve this now
