SOLUTION: In my problem a farmer needs 450lbs of chicken feed mixture that is at least 15% protein. The two feeds available are Feed A, which is 18% protein and Feed B, which is 10% protein.
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Question 335595: In my problem a farmer needs 450lbs of chicken feed mixture that is at least 15% protein. The two feeds available are Feed A, which is 18% protein and Feed B, which is 10% protein. Rounded to the nearest pound, how many pounds of each type of feed should he order if he wants 450lbs of a mix that is 15%protein? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let A be the amount of feed A, B the amount of feed B.
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Total weight equation
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Concentration equation
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From eq. 1,
Substitute into eq. 2,
Then from eq. 1,
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To the nearest pound,
A=281 lbs
B=169 lbs
