SOLUTION: Kevin made 12 gallons of milk containing 76% cream and 24% skim milk. Jason took out cream from the mix to make a new mixture that has 68% cream and 32% skim milk. How much cream d
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Question 920687: Kevin made 12 gallons of milk containing 76% cream and 24% skim milk. Jason took out cream from the mix to make a new mixture that has 68% cream and 32% skim milk. How much cream did he take out? Solve using system of equations. Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Makes poor sense. How much fat was in the cream? What is your data to relate the fat to the cream?
You are probably hoping to symbolize the description and question this way, ignoring the meaning of fat and cream:
Let c be the amount of cream AS VOLUME, to be removed.
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